Swiss pendant form watch in the shape of a basket Circa 1810

Gold, enamel hunting cased pocket watch
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A Swiss charming, fine gold enamel pendant form watch in the shape of a basket, circa 1810. A gold enamel case. White signed enamel dial. Full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The dial is protected by a small oval cover decorated with a white, red and blue enamel hunting scene with a hound and a swan on opaque light-blue enamel ground. The sides are similarly embellished with swans on the waterside. The base has a blue enamel star with engraved gold ornamentation. A small chain is used as a handle.
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Diameter: 37 mm
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Weight: 19 g
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Signed: Frères Wiss & Menu à Genève
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Similar watches are illustrated and described in “The Sandberg Watch Collection” by Terence Camerer-Cuss, Geneva 1998, p. 450f.