Cylinder Watch
Artist
Louis Raby
(French, 1848 - 1870)
Datec. 1850
MediumSilver, niello, gilt, enamel, steel
Dimensions63.5 x 41.3 x 11.1 mm
ClassificationsT&E FOR TIMEKEEPING
Credit LineProctor Collection, Thomas R. Proctor Watch Collection
Object numberPC. 309
DescriptionGilt cylinder movement, case decorated in niello on one side with a Teniers-style tavern scene, reverse with Romeo and Juliet, with partly gilt details.On View
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Label TextThe nielloed genre scenes on this watchcase recall eighteenth-century depictions of middle-class life.
