Gold and Enamel Watch/Chatelaine, Viennese
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Gold and Enamel Watch/Chatelaine, Viennese
Metal: Gold, Enamel
Dimensions: Height: 3.23 in (82 mm) Width: 1.19 in (30 mm) Depth: 0.75 in (19 mm)
Place of Origin: Austria
Period: 1860-1869
Date of Manufacture: 1860
Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use.
Chatelaine in gold and enamel. The chatelaine is ornamented with three painted medallions in monochrome pink and features cupids. These medallions are linked by S-shaped motifs in red and green enamel. The largest medallion is decorated with a mythological scene featuring Venus surrounded by nymphs as she strings Cupid?s bow. The scene on the reverse side is decorated with Cupid?s chariot that is being pulled by nymphs. The medallion opens as a locket, with room to insert a small watch or a perfumed cloth.
A pin allows for this chatelaine to be worn as a brooch.
Gold Marks:
Austrian dog?s head in a hexagon, 1860.
Master goldsmith mark : J.W., possibly for Jakob Wasserberger
Work from the second half of the 19th century. Circa 1860-1870.
Metal: Gold, Enamel
Dimensions: Height: 3.23 in (82 mm) Width: 1.19 in (30 mm) Depth: 0.75 in (19 mm)
Place of Origin: Austria
Period: 1860-1869
Date of Manufacture: 1860
Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use.
Chatelaine in gold and enamel. The chatelaine is ornamented with three painted medallions in monochrome pink and features cupids. These medallions are linked by S-shaped motifs in red and green enamel. The largest medallion is decorated with a mythological scene featuring Venus surrounded by nymphs as she strings Cupid?s bow. The scene on the reverse side is decorated with Cupid?s chariot that is being pulled by nymphs. The medallion opens as a locket, with room to insert a small watch or a perfumed cloth.
A pin allows for this chatelaine to be worn as a brooch.
Gold Marks:
Austrian dog?s head in a hexagon, 1860.
Master goldsmith mark : J.W., possibly for Jakob Wasserberger
Work from the second half of the 19th century. Circa 1860-1870.
Condition
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Gold and Enamel Watch/Chatelaine, Viennese
Estimate $31,950 - $41,540
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