Miniature Picture on Silk with Baroque Drinking Scene in Wooden Frame – Vintage Austria 1960s

A miniature on silk showing a Baroque drinking scene – such pictures were very popular in Europe in the 1960s, when silk painting and silk printing were treasured techniques.

Uses

Especially effective in small rooms, a hallway or a reading corner beside a wing chair and floor lamp – a lovely gift for friends.

Details & Condition

• Material: silk, wood, felt
• Width: 11.5 cm / 4.5 in
• Height: 14.5 cm / 5.7 in
• Depth: 2.5 cm / 1 in
• Origin: Austria
• Date: 1960s
• Condition: very good; the gold color is slightly worn in a few places. Back covered with red felt, eyelet for hanging

Care

Dust dry; protect from direct sunlight.

At the Megaflohmarkt in Vienna the little picture hung on a nail above a wine crate – the Baroque revelers seemed to be raising a toast to us.

A toast from the Baroque — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop