Cimon and Pero An important Berlin gold enamel verge pocket watch "Cimon and...
Gehäuse
Gold and polychrome enamel, engraved bezel with geometrical pattern.|Very good.
Zifferblatt
Polychrome enamel, radial Roman numerals, heart-shaped gold hands.|Very good, slightly chipped.
Werk
Full plate movement, signed 'David Grignion', chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance, very finely engraved and pierced silver balance cock.|Very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
WERKNR:309
dimension:40 mm
circa:1690
weight:51
country:England/Germany
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In many respects the quality of this object is outstanding and of museum quality. We cannot detect any signs of restoration or damaging other than a slight chip on the dial at 6 o’clock next to the opening pin.The polychrome enamelling on the back shows a miniature painting of the story of Cimon and Pero, where the incarcerated philosopher Cimon is breastfed by his daughter. Individual vignettes depicting landscapes or ruins decorate the bulging edge; the vignettes are separated by painted acanthus tendrils. The cartouche with the signatures "Les deux frère Huaut pintres de son A.E. de B. à Berlin" is positioned at 6 o’clock and means: "The two Huaut brothers painters of His Highness the Elector of Brandenburg in Berlin". The inside is painted with an idealised representation of a wayfarer in a red skirt next to a church on an alpine lake, with an island and farmstead inside. The model for this probably comes from the Dutch painter Paul Bril (1556-1626). The polychrome enamel cartouche in the centre of the dial shows a representation of Mercury and Psyche.
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Gehäuse
Gold and polychrome enamel, engraved bezel with geometrical pattern.|Very good.
Zifferblatt
Polychrome enamel, radial Roman numerals, heart-shaped gold hands.|Very good, slightly chipped.
Werk
Full plate movement, signed 'David Grignion', chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance, very finely engraved and pierced silver balance cock.|Very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
WERKNR:309
dimension:40 mm
circa:1690
weight:51
country:England/Germany
originalbox:
originalcertificate:
guaranteecard:
servicecard:
extract:
accessories:
clasp:
In many respects the quality of this object is outstanding and of museum quality. We cannot detect any signs of restoration or damaging other than a slight chip on the dial at 6 o’clock next to the opening pin.The polychrome enamelling on the back shows a miniature painting of the story of Cimon and Pero, where the incarcerated philosopher Cimon is breastfed by his daughter. Individual vignettes depicting landscapes or ruins decorate the bulging edge; the vignettes are separated by painted acanthus tendrils. The cartouche with the signatures "Les deux frère Huaut pintres de son A.E. de B. à Berlin" is positioned at 6 o’clock and means: "The two Huaut brothers painters of His Highness the Elector of Brandenburg in Berlin". The inside is painted with an idealised representation of a wayfarer in a red skirt next to a church on an alpine lake, with an island and farmstead inside. The model for this probably comes from the Dutch painter Paul Bril (1556-1626). The polychrome enamel cartouche in the centre of the dial shows a representation of Mercury and Psyche.
