"The Bookworm" Marquetry Hanging Buchschmid & Gretaux Carl Spitzweg Circa 1850 - $1,500 - (Mocksville, NC)

A framed marquetry hanging by Buchschmid & Grétaux. This wood inlay piece is based on The Bookworm, a painting by Carl Spitzweg circa 1850. It depicts a man standing on a step ladder before a large bookshelf, holding books in each hand, under one elbow, and between his legs. It is signed “BG” to the lower right and set in a wooden frame with D-ring hardware for hanging.

Posted in Mocksville, NC, Antiques
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