Exquisite Swiss gold/enamel hunting cased watch Circa 1850

Gold lever with portrait of an Ottoman statesman
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An exquisite, representative gold enamel hunting cased pocket watch produced for the Ottoman market, circa 1850.
An 18 carat gold polychrome enamel pocket watch, bridge movement, keywind, side lever escapement, screw compensation balance, enamel dial with radial Ottoman numerals.

The front of this marvelously preserved hunter watch shows an exquisitely painted oval enamel portrait of an Ottoman statesman.
He wears a red fez and his blue uniform is decorated with a stylised gold family tree and a stone studded brooch.
The back of the watch also bears a fine painting a bouquet of delicate summer flowers, in the background an alpine river with a monopteros on its bank.
Both paintings are framed by an opaque white enamel border and gold stars on dark blue ground.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 91 g
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Signed:  Lebet & Fils   Buttes