German gold quarter repeating repoussé verge Circa 1740
- Kenmerk
- PC0008
- Diameter
- 52 mm
- Estimate
- € 9.000 - 18.000
- Price sold
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Gold quarter repeating repoussé verge by Johann Nikolaus Delle
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A historically important Augsburg Repousse pair cased quarter repeating verge pocket watch with an applied enamelled coat of arms of the archbishop of Mainz, circa 1740.
The outer case is 20 Carat gold, lavishly florally engraved and pierced, Repousse depiction of Salomon and Sheba. Inner case is gold, florally engraved and pierced, the backside with an applied engraved archbishop’s crest with translucid red and opaque white enamel, movement protection cap with engraved mascaron. The dial is enamel, radial Roman hours, Louis XV hands. Full plate movement, keywind, frosted, gilt, applied engraved ornaments, chain/fusee, engraved barrel, 2 hammers, Egyptian movement pillars, signed, three-arm brass balance, engraved pierced silver balance cock with mascaron.
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A historically important Augsburg Repousse pair cased quarter repeating verge pocket watch with an applied enamelled coat of arms of the archbishop of Mainz, circa 1740.
The outer case is 20 Carat gold, lavishly florally engraved and pierced, Repousse depiction of Salomon and Sheba. Inner case is gold, florally engraved and pierced, the backside with an applied engraved archbishop’s crest with translucid red and opaque white enamel, movement protection cap with engraved mascaron. The dial is enamel, radial Roman hours, Louis XV hands. Full plate movement, keywind, frosted, gilt, applied engraved ornaments, chain/fusee, engraved barrel, 2 hammers, Egyptian movement pillars, signed, three-arm brass balance, engraved pierced silver balance cock with mascaron.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 154 g
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Signed: Johann Nikolaus Delle Augsburg
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The coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz – a silver wheel with six spokes on a red background – and the unusually elaborate execution of the work indicate that this watch was produced around 1740 and was probably the property of Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, the penultimate Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz.
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Nicolaus Delle
Nicolaus Delle became a master in 1732; on May 10, 1733, he married the widow of watchmaker Joseph Anton Schoener (who had died a year earlier) in Augsburg, which enabled him to be self-employed. Delle was originally from Gdansk.
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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba is a biblical figure; she is said to have visited the court of King Solomon in Jerusalem in the 10th century BC. Her earliest mention is found in the Old Testament, but she is also mentioned in the Quran and in Ethiopian legends; there is, however, no reference to her in sources from the ancient land of Sheba, today’s Yemen. Thus there is no real proof even today whether the empire of this fabled queen did in fact lie there or in the region of Aksum in Ethiopia – it is not certain even that the legendary figure was based on a historic person.
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Weight: 154 g
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Signed: Johann Nikolaus Delle Augsburg
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The coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz – a silver wheel with six spokes on a red background – and the unusually elaborate execution of the work indicate that this watch was produced around 1740 and was probably the property of Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, the penultimate Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz.
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Nicolaus Delle
Nicolaus Delle became a master in 1732; on May 10, 1733, he married the widow of watchmaker Joseph Anton Schoener (who had died a year earlier) in Augsburg, which enabled him to be self-employed. Delle was originally from Gdansk.
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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba is a biblical figure; she is said to have visited the court of King Solomon in Jerusalem in the 10th century BC. Her earliest mention is found in the Old Testament, but she is also mentioned in the Quran and in Ethiopian legends; there is, however, no reference to her in sources from the ancient land of Sheba, today’s Yemen. Thus there is no real proof even today whether the empire of this fabled queen did in fact lie there or in the region of Aksum in Ethiopia – it is not certain even that the legendary figure was based on a historic person.
Signed: Johann Nikolaus Delle
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