John Ellicott - The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1753
The reverse side of the outer casing, chased in high relief, depicts the Old Testament scene of the Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba within a cartouche.
Outside the cartouche are pierced, chased and engraved sections between four vignettes, depicting four mythological deities: Apollo with a lyre, Cronus with a scythe, Minerva with a column and a sword, and Hercules with a club and a lion’s skin. The bezel is pierced, chased and engraved, and contains panels with cherub heads, a crown and musical instruments. The inner case is openwork and engraved. It is decorated with volutes and acanthus scrolls.
At the '6' and '12' o'clock positions, there are two cartouches featuring an engraved mascaron and and a landscape with houses. Enamel dial with Arabic minutes and Roman hours enclosing the date ring; the date is indicated by a coiled serpent on central disk. Full plate movement, chain/fusee, 2 hammers, three-arm steel balance.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 51 mm
Identification
- Candidate id
- inv-john-ellicott-the-meeting-of-king-solomon-and-the-262-c-4641d51078
- Museum object number
- 4641d51078
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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