Northern Bohemia, Sudetenland, Empire period, circa 1810-25, attributed to Anton Simm (or perhaps his father Wenzel Simm).

Northern Bohemia, Sudetenland, Empire period, circa 1810-25, attributed to Anton Simm (or perhaps his father Wenzel Simm). Rare and masterful wheel-cut depiction of the "Lord's Prayer" = Vater Unser. This work was ground with very high quality, of museum relevance; it is in excellent condition and has no restorations. Height 10.8 cm, width 8 cm. Each miniature all around the work corresponds to a period of the Lord's Prayer. Vater Unser, geheiliget werde deine Name = Our Father, hallowed be thy name. Vater Unser, der du bist in dem Himmel = Our Father who art in heaven. Zu komme uns dein Reich = Thy kingdom come. Dein Wille geschehe wie im Himmel also auch auf Erden = Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Gib uns heute unser taegliches Brot = Give us this day our daily bread. Und vergib uns unsere Schulden als auch wir vergeben unseren Schuldingern = and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Und fuhre uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erloese uns von dem Uebel, Amen = and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen Anton Simm, born on June 3, 1799, in Jablonec nad Nisou, a charming town in northern Bohemia, in the heart of the Giant Mountains region where the most beautiful Bohemian-German works of the Biedermeier period were created, was one of the greatest sculptor-grinders of glass who ever lived. He was introduced to this art by his father, another great grinder, Wenzel Simm. He directed a prestigious factory where works with religious motifs, hunting scenes, plants and animals, and rarely allegories were ground. In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides simultaneously with the sale a detailed written photographic guarantee of originality and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are express determinations resulting from accurate and documented technical/historical/artistic investigations, even of expert importance.