English gilt verge with a portrait of King George II Circa 1725
- Kenmerk
- SA2716
- Diameter
- 56 mm
- Estimate
- € 7.000 - 14.000
- Price sold
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Gilt and enamel open faced pocket watch
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A fine and rare English gilt and enamel open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1725. Gilt brass movement, verge escapement, fusee and chain, balance cock with the enamel portrait of a lady and a mouche in the shape of a star. Two-tone silver and gilt dial with Roman hours, outer minute track with Arabic numerals, the center engraved with fruits, volutes and a shell typical for the Regency period (1811-1820). The front bezel is covered with copper enamel painted flowers, the back vezel with copper enamel paintings showing four different landscapes and further, on the back a portrait of probably King George II of England and Caroline of Ansbach and a crown.
Movement and dial signed by the watchmaker, the enamel signed Mussard.
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Diameter: 56.5 mm
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Signed: Pereal London
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Jean Mussard V was born and died in Geneva, 1681-1754. He was one of the best enamel painters of the early 18th century, the son of Jean IV and a cousin of the Huauds. He began his career as a goldsmith and became a Master on December 7th, 1699. He later became a painter on enamel, in which discipline he was influenced by the style of Les Frères Huaud. Although he clearly was inspired by their work, his paintings were more according to the taste of the time, they showed religious designs as well as purely secular ones. He went into partnership with his son Jean-Antoine and trained several pupils, among them Gabriel Fontaine, André Oettner and in 1712, Germain Colladon. The scene ‘The Death of Cleopatra’ can be found on several of his enamel watches, but two of his best known subjects are ‘Roman Charity’ and ‘Religious Scene’. His signature appears as ‘Mussard’, ‘Jean Mussard pinx’ and ‘Mussard pinx’.
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A fine and rare English gilt and enamel open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1725. Gilt brass movement, verge escapement, fusee and chain, balance cock with the enamel portrait of a lady and a mouche in the shape of a star. Two-tone silver and gilt dial with Roman hours, outer minute track with Arabic numerals, the center engraved with fruits, volutes and a shell typical for the Regency period (1811-1820). The front bezel is covered with copper enamel painted flowers, the back vezel with copper enamel paintings showing four different landscapes and further, on the back a portrait of probably King George II of England and Caroline of Ansbach and a crown.
Movement and dial signed by the watchmaker, the enamel signed Mussard.
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Diameter: 56.5 mm
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Signed: Pereal London
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Jean Mussard V was born and died in Geneva, 1681-1754. He was one of the best enamel painters of the early 18th century, the son of Jean IV and a cousin of the Huauds. He began his career as a goldsmith and became a Master on December 7th, 1699. He later became a painter on enamel, in which discipline he was influenced by the style of Les Frères Huaud. Although he clearly was inspired by their work, his paintings were more according to the taste of the time, they showed religious designs as well as purely secular ones. He went into partnership with his son Jean-Antoine and trained several pupils, among them Gabriel Fontaine, André Oettner and in 1712, Germain Colladon. The scene ‘The Death of Cleopatra’ can be found on several of his enamel watches, but two of his best known subjects are ‘Roman Charity’ and ‘Religious Scene’. His signature appears as ‘Mussard’, ‘Jean Mussard pinx’ and ‘Mussard pinx’.
Signed: Pereal London
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