American yellow, pink and white gold watch Circa 1890

Yellow, pink and white gold watch
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An 18k American yellow, pink and white gold open-faced watch with chased case, circa 1890, jeweled movement, 18k gold cuvette.
Gilt dial, applied stylized Arabic numerals, unusual openwork hands, subsidiary seconds, central modified scroll-form appliqué, engraved bezel enhanced with raised scrollwork at five points,
Hinged back with highly stylized elaborately chased Art Nouveau motif, unusual foliate bow, case, cuvette, dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Tiffany & Co.
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The case decoration of the present example features the organic-inspired lines so characteristic of Art Nouveau creations. The motif is reminiscent of the designs by Paulding Farnham, Tiffany & Co’s head of jewelry design between the mid 1880s and 1902.