Swiss gold pocket watch with enamel animated scene Circa 1810

Gold verge open faced pocket watch
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A remarkable gold enamel verge pocket watch with an animated scene from the Garden of Eden: The Temptation, circa 1810.
The dial with its intricate enamelling shows a river island with trees and various animals: deer, sheep, a dromedary, a pair of birds and a billy goat. The person who created the scene was inspired by the description of paradise in the bible: the picture reminds us of the fruitful and well-watered Garden of Eden. A separate medallion framed by a serpent shows Adam and Eve under the Tree of Knowledge; it sets the fall of man deliberately apart so as not to disturb the peaceful motif.
The case is made of 18-carat gold with case maker’s mark AHD. The dial is enamel and polychrome painted. And the movement is a full plate movement, keywind, with chain/fusee and a three-arm brass balance.
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Diameter: 53 mm
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Weight: 95 g
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Signed: No name