Swiss silver with enamel scene “The Temptation” Circa 1810
- Kenmerk
- DT0058
- Diameter
- 61 mm
- Estimate
- € 6.000 - 12.000
- Price sold
- € 6.250
Silver verge open faced pocket watch
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A remarkable silver enamel verge pocket watch with animated scene from the Garden of Eden: “The Temptation” circa 1810.
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A remarkable silver enamel verge pocket watch with animated scene from the Garden of Eden: “The Temptation” circa 1810.
A silver pocket watch, case maker’s mark “ALI”, enamel dial, polychrome painted, full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance.
The dial with its exquisite polychrome enamelling shows a river landscape with trees and various animals in peaceful harmony: a stag, a billy goat, a lion, a duck, a peacock, a horse and a sheep. The creator of the scene took his inspiration from the description of paradise in the bible to paint this “fruitful and well-watered” Garden of Eden. A serpent circles the separate medallion at twelve, which shows Adam and Eve and the fall of man.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Weight: 130 g
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Signed: Jacot Genève
The dial with its exquisite polychrome enamelling shows a river landscape with trees and various animals in peaceful harmony: a stag, a billy goat, a lion, a duck, a peacock, a horse and a sheep. The creator of the scene took his inspiration from the description of paradise in the bible to paint this “fruitful and well-watered” Garden of Eden. A serpent circles the separate medallion at twelve, which shows Adam and Eve and the fall of man.
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Diameter: 61 mm
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Weight: 130 g
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Signed: Jacot Genève
Signed: Jacot Genève
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