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Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene

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Outer case of painted enamel on gold. Inner case of gold with an unidentified maker’s mark consisting of the letters ic over b below a coronet (incuse) on the interior and an eagle’s head a French guarantee mark for gold in use between 1 January 1847 and 1 July 1919 on the pendant. Dial of gold and white enamel with black numerals; silver hands set with diamond chips. Movement of gilt brass and steel. Movement signed (on the back plate): Tomson/london., French and probably Swiss
Robert Lehman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Robert Lehman Collection 1975
Title: Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene
Description:
Outer case of painted enamel on gold.
Inner case of gold with an unidentified maker’s mark consisting of the letters ic over b below a coronet (incuse) on the interior and an eagle’s head a French guarantee mark for gold in use between 1 January 1847 and 1 July 1919 on the pendant.
Dial of gold and white enamel with black numerals; silver hands set with diamond chips.
Movement of gilt brass and steel.
Movement signed (on the back plate): Tomson/london.
, French and probably Swiss.

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