French gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced verge Circa 1790

A rare French gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced verge pocket watch, circa 1790. Pearl-set bezel, the back with a polychrome enamel depiction of the painting La Madonna della Sedia after Raffael. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and diamond-set fleur-de-lys hands. Gilt frosted full plate movement, key-winding, chain/fusee, blued screws, conical movement pillars, verge escapement, large three-arm brass balance, blued balance spring, fine florally engraved and pierced balance bridge, silver regulator disc. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 49 mm

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Weight: 77 g
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Signed: Amalric Paris
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The Madonna della Sedia. The enamel scene on this watch is after Raphael’s ‘Madonna Della Sedia’ painted in 1514, today in the Pitti Palace in Florence.