French ornate 18k gold watch with chatelaine Circa 1875

Gold, enamel watch with chatelaine
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A striking French ensemble comprising a lady’s lapel watch with a splendid matching gold chatelaine and decorated with large garnet cabochons, circa 1875. With original presentation box signed Grognier & Arnaud, Laurent & Cie Srs (Successeurs) Lyon.
The back of this fine pocket watch is made from a large garnet cabochon, set in a moulded pink gold frame; the upper part of the gold chatelaine is also made from a large, horizontal oval garnet cabochon; length 77 mm. This watch is a very rare piece of supreme goldsmith’s work. White enamel dial, Roman/Arabic numerals. An 18-carat pink gold and yellow gold, garnet case, bridge movement, cylinder escapement and three-arm brass balance.
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Diameter: 27 mm
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Weight: 27 g
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Signed: Grognier & Arnaud, Lyon
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The company Grognier-Arnoud was based in Lyon around 1800. Founders were the engraver and sculptor Louis-Furcy Grognier l’Artiste and his wife Jeanne-Amélie-Fortunée Arnoud, a trained goldsmith. After the death of Louis-Furcy Grognier, the watches were signed “V.ve” for widow) Grognier-Arnoud. Grognier-Arnoud’s successor in the company was Henri Rambaud, who renamed it “Grognier-Arnoud, H. Rambaud successeur”. Théophile Laurent took over around 1900 and traded as “Grognier & Arnaud, Laurent & Cie Srs” .