French pendant pocket watch with chatelaine agate cameos Circa 1880

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The particularly beautiful enamel dial with magnifying glass painting, representing various flowers with a butterfly and fine red gold hands

Case and chatelaine, extremely rare version with high quality and extremely finely cut hardstone cameos (probably layered agate), red brown base, raised black cameo, each surrounded by oriental pearls

The movement has a cylinder escapement with crown winding and wolf's teeth

Chatelaine with high quality and extremely finely cut hardstone cameos (probably layered agate), red brown base, raised black cameo and surrounded by oriental pearls

Case with extremely finely cut hardstone cameos (probably layered agate), red brown base, raised black cameo and surrounded by oriental pearls

Kenmerk: HC0437
Diameter: 33 mm

Estimate: € 3.250 - 7.000
Price sold: € 3.550

Museum pendant pocket watch with chatelaine
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A pendant pocket watch with chatelaine, agate cameos and precious pearl trimmings, presumably made by Louis Rey, Marseille, France, circa 1880. The watch has an 18 Carat gold open face case and various matching gold hallmarks. The chatelaine is extremely rare with high quality and finely cut hardstone cameos (probably layered agate), red-brown base, raised black cameo and surrounded by oriental pearls. The particularly beautiful enamel dial has a magnifying glass painting, representing various flowers with a butterfly, fine red gold hands, an inner ring with Roman numerals for the hours and an outer ring with Arabic numerals for the minutes. The movement has a cylinder escapement with crown winding and wolf’s teeth.
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Diameter: Watch approximately 33 mm
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Weight: 68 g
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Signed: No name

Signed: No name