Form Watch
Artist
Peter Comtesse
(Swiss)
Date1875-1900
MediumSilver, gilt, enamel, steel
Dimensions69.9 x 25.4 x 25.4 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 345
DescriptionEnamelled silver gilt verge watch in the form of a tulipmvt: gilt, full plate, bridge with scrolls, coqueret, silvered regulation disc
Viennese
Case: Modeled as a tulip with hinged petals opening to reveal the dial, the movement fitted into the calyx and the stem serving as the pendant; with a four strand chain and ring.
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Label TextThis Viennese watch is a copy of a Swiss original made about 1840. Originally, it would have been the showpiece of a chatelaine. The tulip-shaped watch is suspended upside down from a four-strand chain. Hinged petals open to uncover the dial.
