Watch
Artist
Basile Charles Le Roy
(1765-1839; active Paris, France 1788-1825)
Maker
Le Roy & Fils
(French, 1828 - 1888)
Datec. 1850
MediumGold, enamel
Dimensions66.7 x 50.8 x 9.5 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 298
DescriptionEnamelled gold open face cylinder watch; band and pendant chased with flowers and shells, enclosing champleve enamel panel engraved with foliage in black ground, surrounding a gothic portico with polychrome view of palace captioned "Academie des Arts"; cuvette similarly enamelled with polygons imitating pavement surrounding Chinoiserie portico with scene of lady looking out a window.Case: Band and pendant chased with flowers and shells, enclosing champleve enamel panel engraved with foliage in black ground, surrounding a gothic portico with poychrome view of palace captioned "Academie des Arts"; cuvette similary enamelled with polygons imitating a pavement surrounding Chinoiserie portico with scene of lady looking out a window.
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