English gold and enamel hunting cased watch Circa 1880
- Kenmerk
- SA9735
- Diameter
- 50 mm
- Estimate
- € 7.500 - 15.000
- Price sold
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Fine gold and enamel hunting cased watch made for the Indian market
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A fine English yellow gold and enamel hunting cased watch made for the Indian market, circa 1880, gilt 3/4 plate manual winding lateral lever movement.
White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds.
18k Yellow gold hunting case, polished back, the front cover with a finely painted Indian Maharaja with a crown and feather, bordered by blue enamel and gold scrolls with pastes at the quarters, movement signed.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Signed: Arlington and Co London
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Watches made for the Indian market, known as ‘Maharaja watches,’ frequently made use of photographs sent from Indian dignitaries so that artists in Geneva could render the portraits in enamel.For further discussion of ‘Maharaja watches’ and Swiss watch trade in India, see Jaquet, E., and Chapuis, A., Technique and History of the Swiss Watch.
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A fine English yellow gold and enamel hunting cased watch made for the Indian market, circa 1880, gilt 3/4 plate manual winding lateral lever movement.
White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds.
18k Yellow gold hunting case, polished back, the front cover with a finely painted Indian Maharaja with a crown and feather, bordered by blue enamel and gold scrolls with pastes at the quarters, movement signed.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Signed: Arlington and Co London
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Watches made for the Indian market, known as ‘Maharaja watches,’ frequently made use of photographs sent from Indian dignitaries so that artists in Geneva could render the portraits in enamel.For further discussion of ‘Maharaja watches’ and Swiss watch trade in India, see Jaquet, E., and Chapuis, A., Technique and History of the Swiss Watch.
Signed: Arlington and Co London
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