Swiss gold and porcelain verge watch with chatelaine Circa 1780

Gold and porcelain pair cased chatelaine watch
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A Swiss gold and porcelain pair-cased verge pocket watch with a corresponding chatelain, circa 1780.
Gilt full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, signed.
White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minute numerals.
A polished inner case, the outer case polychrome painted porcelain with a Watteauesque scene. Comes with an associated gilt metal chatelaine with painted plaques depicting landscapes.
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Diameter: 44 mm
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Length incl. chatelaine: 220 mm
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Signed: Fres Wifs & Amalric
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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.
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Jean Antoine Watteau, better known as Antoine Watteau, was born in Valencijn on October 10, 1684, and died in Nogent-sur-Marne on July 18, 1721. He was a French painter of the rococo period. Watteau’s place of birth was conquered by the French in 1678.