French Key Wind Gold Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1780
18-carat gold case ‘En-Deux-Couleurs’ (tested) featuring a relief scene of a young Bacchus on a wine barrel. Case interior marked GH and with engraved numbers. White enamel dial (later added, minor chip) with Roman numerals and decorated hands.
Gold-plated spindle movement with a silver regulating disc, signed ‘Marchand à Paris’, and a finely bevelled spindle bridge. Movement starts, no guarantee. Approx. 61g. Comes with a watch key in 14ct red gold, hallmarked, and iron, approx. 3g. Private property Munich Goldene Spindeltaschenuhr Frankreich, Paris, um 1770 D. 4,3 cm 18kt Goldgehäuse "En-Deux-Couleurs" (getestet) mit Reliefszene eines kleinen Bacchus auf einem Weinfass.
Gehäuse innen getempelt GH und mit geritzten Nummern.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- 18-carat gold
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- D. 4,3 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 206927703
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.