Swiss gold, enamel and pearl-set pendant watch Circa 1880

Swiss gold, enamel, pearl set pendant watch Circa 1880

Kenmerk: SB0812
Diameter: 39 mm

Estimate: € 6.000 - 12.000
Price sold: € 12.950

Gold, enamel and pearl-set lever
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A fine Swiss 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl set open faced pendant watch, 1880. Retailed by The Duhme Co, Cincinnati, Ohio. Manual winding highly jewelled nickel lever movement. 18 Carat gold cuvette. White enamel dial, Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and fine gold hands. Case finely painted polychrome enamel scene to the case back after the painting Springtime by Pierre-Auguste Cot, the band with champlevé enamel leaf design, both bezels and bow set with pearls. Movement and dial signed.
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Diameter: 39 mm
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Signed: The Duhme Co Cincinnati Ohio
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The finely painted enamel scene on the case of the present watch is after the painting ‘Springtime’ by Pierre-Auguste Cot from 1873. This idyllic Arcadian painting depicts the flirtation between two young lovers and is one of Cot’s most recognized works.
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Literature: D. Healy and P. Proddow, American Jewelry: Glamour and Tradition, New York, First Edition, 1987, pp. 18.

Signed: The Duhme Co Cincinnati Ohio