Austrian enamelled pear shaped verge pendant watch Circa 1820

Enamel painted pendant form watch
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A very large Austrian enamelled pear shaped verge pendant watch, circa 1820. Hinged, fire-gilt verge movement. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions, rose gold hands. Case in the form of a pear, enamelled inside and outside, the enamel paintings on the outside in the manner of Watteau, Vienna, silver mounting, the inside with landscape scene.
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Length: 68 mm
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Signed: No name
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Probably from Vienna. Very rare size and rare Rococo scenes. Most of the form watches are smaller.
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Jean Antoine Watteau, better known as Antoine Watteau, was born in Valencijn on October 10, 1684, and died in Nogent-sur-Marne on July 18, 1721. He was a French painter of the rococo period. Watteau’s place of birth was conquered by the French in 1678.