French verge watch in a gold and enamel case Circa 1785

Gold/enamel verge watch with winding key
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A fine French gold enamel verge pocket watch with matching winding key studded with lapis lazuli and heliotrope, circa 1785.
A 14 carat gold/polychrome enamel pocket watch, enamel dial, full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
The back of this pocket watch in excellent condition shows an exquisite enamel painting: a young woman in period costume and with a rose in her hand plays with a little boy on a riverbank, all on a bright blue ground. The medallion is framed by a narrow gold border. The bezels on front and back are decorated with opaque and translucent Champlevé enamel.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Weight: 81 g
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Signed:  Jean Baptiste André Furet   à Paris
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Jean-Baptiste-André Furet (1720-1807) came from a renowned watchmaking family; he worked in his father’s workshop from 1746 to approximately 1749 and then in the Rue Saint-Honoré.
In 1783 he was awarded the position of Horloger ordinaire.