Catalogue
Pocket Watches
Portable watches carried in a pocket, from verge fusee to modern railroad grades.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with an enamelled depiction of a woman at a fountain with a flying Cupid
c. 1400 - c. 1950
Gold watch. On the case, an enamelled depiction of a woman at a fountain with a flying Cupid. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-355; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x height 6.2 cm x width 4.2 cm x depth 1.8 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with an enamelled depiction of three children
c. 1400 - c. 1950
Gold watch. On the case, an enamelled depiction of three children. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-358; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.9 cm x height 6.9 cm x width 5.9 cm x depth 1.9 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with an enamelled depiction of two women by a cradle
c. 1400 - c. 1950
Gold watch with medallion and key. On the case an enamelled depiction of two women by a cradle. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-359; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5 cm x height 7 cm x width 5 cm x depth 1.9 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with an Oriental Scene
c. 1755
The "Watch with an Oriental Scene," catalogued under the Dutch title "Horloge met oriëntaalse scène," is an item classified as jewellery and a wrist watch. Its design features a white enamelled dial. The case back is decorated in polychrome enamel and displays a depiction of a sultan. The record contains no noted in…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Animals at Play
c. 1775 - c. 1790
Gold watch with an enamelled dial, with silver hands set with small diamonds. The back cover is decorated with an à quatre couleur chased scene of a dog leaping against an altar with two doves. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12843; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), silver (m…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Architecture
c. 1780 - c. 1790
Gold watch with white enamelled dial. On the back cover in multicoloured enamel an allegorical representation of architecture. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12860; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.2 cm.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
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Watch with automaton
ca. 1720
Watch with automaton made by Charles Clay (British, 1695–1740), dated ca. 1720, from British, London. The museum records its materials as: Case: gold and silver; Dial: champlevé gold. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 89.2.92; details are those of…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Watch with calendar
ca. 1780–90
Watch with calendar made by Firm of Bordier Frères (recorded 1815–30), dated ca. 1780–90, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Case: varicolored gold, partly enameled; Dial: white enamel; Movement: brass and steel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter (case): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diameter (back plate): 1…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with chain, c. 1735 - c. 1770
c. 1735 - c. 1770
Watch with chain made of silver, with an enamelled dial featuring a cityscape. An allegorical scene is repoussé-worked on the outer case. The chain consists of five strands from which a blank seal hangs. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12813; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with chain, c. 1750 - c. 1800
c. 1750 - c. 1800
Silver watch with chain, with chased dial with date indication. Embossed in the outer case is a depiction of the Prodigal Son as a swineherd. The chain consists of 5 chains with a pendant holding two fobs and a watch key. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12814; its record gives material recorde…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Chatelaine
c. 1838 - c. 1846
Gold watch with chatelaine. The hands are set with brilliant-cut diamonds. The front and back are decorated with translucent enamel on an engraved ground. The chatelaine consists of 3 chains incorporating an enamelled medallion. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11979; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Christ and the Samaritan Woman
1753
The watch case consists of a separate inner case and an outer case. The bowl of the round, convex, hinged outer case is chased with a depiction of Christ and the Samaritan woman. Christ sits by a water well, raising his left hand, extending his right, while the woman stands on the other side of the well, holding a c…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with date indication in repoussé case
c. 1720 - before 1770
Silver verge watch by P. Bramer in Amsterdam in repoussé outer case. With date, silver verge cock, silver dial. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-KOG-1939; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 4.9 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Date Indicator
c. 1819 - c. 1838
The object is a gold cylinder watch with a date indicator, categorized by the museum under the classifications of jewellery and wrist watch. The design of the piece features a guilloche silver dial. There are no inscriptions, legends, or other textual markings documented for this object in the catalogue description.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Enamelled Dial on Chatelaine
c. 1760
Watch with enamelled dial on a gold chatelaine. On the watch, a depiction of three smoking peasants. On the chain, two smokers. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-351; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.4 cm x height 5.3 cm x width 4.4 cm x depth 2 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Floral Vines
c. 1830 - c. 1850
Watch made of gold and enamel. The entire back cover is covered with scrolls and flowers. The silver dial is faintly lobed and provided with a star-shaped chased ornament. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15069; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), silver (metal); technique ciselure…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Flowers
c. 1850 - c. 1860
"Watch with Flowers," originally titled in Dutch as "Horloge met bloemen," is a gold watch categorized under museum classifications as jewellery and a wrist watch. In terms of design, the watch is decorated with filigree ornament, rubies, and opals. The catalogue entry notes no inscriptions, makers' marks, or legend…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Fossils
c. 1770 - c. 1780
Gold watch with white enamelled dial. On the back cover a decoration in white and black enamel depicting a leafless tree. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12865; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 3.7 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with gallant lady
c. 1775 - c. 1800
Watch of gold, with décor à quatre couleurs. On the back cover a portrait of a lady within a border of diamonds. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15043; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), diamond (mineral); measurements diameter 4 cm x height 5.9 cm x width 4 cm x depth 1.4 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Hector's Farewell
c. 1775
Gold watch with enamelled dial. In the outer case is a chased depiction of Hector's farewell. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12824; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.8 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Hour, Minute, and Second Indicators
c. 1815 - c. 1820
Men's watch made of gold with silver dial. The back cover is engine-turned. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15017; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), silver (metal); technique engine turning; measurements diameter 4.5 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love
c. 1775 - c. 1800
Gold watch, repeating watch, with enamelled scene depicting two maidens before an altar. Surrounded by a wreath of flowers with rubies and pearls. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15009; its record gives material recorded as ruby (mineral), pearl, gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.5 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Motherhood
c. 1760 - c. 1770
The "Watch with Motherhood" is a watch made of gold that is classified in the collection records as jewellery and a wrist watch. The design of the piece features an enamelled depiction on the watch case representing a mother with two children. There are no recorded inscriptions, legends, or text markings detailed fo…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Palmette
c. 1820 - c. 1840
The "Watch with Palmette," titled in Dutch as "Horloge met palmet," is an object categorized under museum classifications as both jewellery and a wrist watch. The piece consists of a watch featuring an enamelled back cover. Its visual design includes a palmette positioned with stiff floral scrolls across the back. T…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Pearls
c. 1815 - c. 1830
Watch with dial chased in gold and silver. Front and back covers of the case set with a double row of pearls. Marked inside the case: 1754. Hatched case band (carrure). First half of the 19th century. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12869; its record gives material recorded as pearl, gold (met…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Watch with portrait of Friedrick Wilhelm, the Great Elector
case ca. 1688, movement ca. 1750
Watch with portrait of Friedrick Wilhelm, the Great Elector made by Johann G. Racine (Swiss, active Berlin, recorded 1748) Enameler: Case maker: Jean-Pierre Huaud, known as the younger Huaud (Swiss, 1655–1723), dated case ca. 1688, movement ca. 1750, from Swiss, Geneva case with German, Berlin movement. The museum r…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with repoussé depiction of the flight from Troy
1766
Watch of gold. On the case a repoussé depiction of the flight from Troy. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-352; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4 cm. Museum record — Classification: wrist watch; jewellery. Original title: Horloge met gedreven voorstell…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Watch with revolving portraits
18th century
Watch with revolving portraits made by Denis Miroglio (or Miroli) (1682–before 1748), dated 18th century, from Swiss, Geneva. The museum records its materials as: Silver, niello, enamel. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 83.1.74; details are those of t…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Watch with scenes from the story of Rebekah at the well
ca. 1676–80
Watch with scenes from the story of Rebekah at the well made by Johannes van Ceulen (Dutch, active 1675–1715) Enameler: Painted enamel possibly by Henri Toutin (French, 1614–1684) Enameler: Raised enamel possibly by I. Josias Belle (French, 1624–1695), dated ca. 1676–80, from Dutch, The Hague movement with French, P…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with the Adoration of the Shepherds
1762
The watch case consists of a separate inner case and an outer case. The bowl of the round, convex, hinged outer case is chased in high relief with a representation of the Adoration of the Shepherds. Before the manger with the Christ Child, placed centrally in the image, kneel four shepherds, one of whom holds a shee…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with the Holy Family and St John the Baptist
c. 1700 - c. 1720
Watch made of gold, with an enamel painting depicting the Holy Family and the infant John the Baptist. On the back cover are four medallions with enamel paintings. Inside the back cover is likewise an enamel painting. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15065; its record gives material recorded as go…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with the Judgement of Paris
c. 1774
The "Watch with the Judgement of Paris" is a gold watch set within a pair case, classified by the museum as jewellery and a wrist watch. Its design incorporates an embossed decorative scene on the case illustrating the Judgement of Paris. The museum catalogue record notes no inscriptions or legends on the piece. Th…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with the Liberation of Andromeda
1765 - 1766
Pocket watch, tortoiseshell outer case, gold inner case, exceptionally beautifully embossed in high relief, depicting the liberation of Andromeda, Dutch enamel dial with gold hands, fine silver balance cock with putto, inscription: "kent uzelve", marked: Michiel de Haan, Rotterdam, no. 15. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with the Meeting and Farewell of Dido and Aeneas
c. 1640 - c. 1660
This object is a watch, classified as jewellery and a wrist watch, originally titled in Dutch as "Horloge met de ontmoeting en het afscheid van Dido en Aeneas" (translated as "Watch with the Meeting and Farewell of Dido and Aeneas"). The design features enamel paintings that depict classical love stories, specifical…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with two women and a child
c. 1760 - c. 1770
Gold watch with white-enamelled dial. On the case is chased decoration à trois couleurs and a multicoloured enamelled medallion with a depiction of two women on a coast. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12861; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.5 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with Watch Chain with Fobs and a Key
c. 1812
Gold watch on a watch chain. The dial is enamelled. The case is plain. The gold chain consists of four chains with a slide. Suspended from it are two fobs and a key set with a white and red (?) agate. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12833; its record gives material recorded as agate (chalcedon…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch with White Enamelled Dial
c. 1800 - c. 1850
Gold watch with white enamelled dial. Along the front bezel a border of pearls. On the back cover a shell-shaped decoration of pearls and enamel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12873; its record gives material recorded as pearl, gold (metal); measurements diameter 3.2 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1641
1641
Watch with enamelled case. On the top: William II and Mary Stuart looking at Ariadne. On the bottom: Neptune ferrying these figures to a shore on which women stand with the coats of arms of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Gelderland. On the sides, a panorama of London and The Hague separated by the coat of arms of Or…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1690
1690
Men's watch with a bowl-shaped tortoiseshell back cover. The white-enamelled dial is fitted with large Roman numerals. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15077; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell; measurements diameter 5.7 cm x height 7.9 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 4 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1700 - 1715
1700 - 1715
Gilt copper watch. In the chased gold case a king or commander is depicted raising his left hand against a woman. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-7892; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), sealskin, gold (metal); technique gild; measurements diameter 4 cm x diameter 4.7 cm x d…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1700 - 1750
1700 - 1750
Copper watch, the case chased with a representation of the rape of Europa. The dial is of white enamel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14540; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements diameter 5.7 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 3.7 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1711
1711
Gold watch in a separate undecorated gold case. The bowl-shaped case back of the watch is also undecorated. The gold dial has black engraved Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals in small gold plaques on a granulated ground. In the center is a relief of scrolls with two birds, a mask, and a cartouche marked: Will. G…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1727 - 1773
1727 - 1773
Gold watch with an enamelled scene on the case. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-5033; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x height 8.6 cm x width 5.4 cm x depth 2.5 cm. The record dates it to 1727 - 1773. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam classifies it as wri…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1754 - 1755
1754 - 1755
Watch of gold. On the case, an ape and a dog are depicted in gold and enamel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-14912; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 5 cm. Museum record — Classification: wrist watch; jewellery. Original title: Horloge.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1775 - 1800
1775 - 1800
Gilt watch with an embossed and partly openworked case. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-3916; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material); technique gild; measurements diameter 5.7 cm x height 7.9 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 3.2 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1778 - 1779
1778 - 1779
Gold watch on a châtelaine. The case is decorated with an embossed depiction of Hector's farewell. The watch hangs from a gilt copper châtelaine. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11239; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), gold (metal); technique gild; measurements diameter 3.8…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1780 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, BK-15060)
1780
Men's watch of silver with white enamelled dial bearing a small chapter ring with Arabic hour numerals. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15060; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 5.5 cm x height 7.6 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 2 cm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Watch, 1780 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, BK-15100)
1780
Gold watch with pearl borders. On the back cover is an enamel painting depicting an altar of love. The dial is marked: Breguet à Paris, but it is a contemporary forgery. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-15100; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements diameter 4.6 cm x heigh…
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