Johann Holtzmann - Neo-Renaissance
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1870
An ornamental, octagonal, Vienna Neo-Renaissance style pendant watch in a rock crystal case Silver frame with polychrome Cloisonné enamel, faceted rock crystal cap and cup.
Dial: Polychrome Cloisonné enamel, cartouches with Roman numerals, blued arrow-shaped hands. Movm.: Round full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance. According to the concept of late 19th-century historicism, which draws its inspiration from historic styles and art, the verge movement dating from the early 19th century was fitted with a new case and a new, Renaissance-style dial.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 33 x 38 mm
Identification
- Candidate id
- inv-johann-holtzmann-neo-renaissance-267-c-6289a78d79
- Museum object number
- 6289a78d79
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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