Swiss 18K rose gold and enamel miniature watch Circa 1890

Rose gold and enamel open faced cylinder watch by Maurice Ditisheim
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A very fine Swiss 18 carat rose gold and enamel open faced miniature cylinder pocket watch, circa 1890. Cylinder movement. Cuvette inscribed: L. Scherrer Thionville. White enamel dial with Arabic hours and outer minute divisions, rose gold hands. The case back with Rococo polychrome enamel painting in Watteau style, rim engraved.

Case signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 25 mm
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Weight: 160 g
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Signed: Maurice Ditisheim La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Watteau-style. Reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air.