Gold Swiss enamel and pearl set minute repeater Circa 1900

Gold enamel and pearl set minute repeating hunting cased watch 
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An 18k yellow gold Swiss enamel and pearl-set minute repeating hunting cased watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1900. Jewelled movement, polished steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs, gold and glazed cuvettes.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals, blued steel hands, outer track calibrated for the chronograph. The cover with a polychrome enamel portrait of a lady adorned by roses, translucent red enamel on an engine-turned ground, the rear cover with polychrome enamel depicting Watteauesque figures, split-pearl set bezels, chronograph and repeating pusher in the band.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Signed: No name
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Watteauesque. 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.