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Source Description
The circular case of this watch is engraved gold inlaid with colored gold, stones and an enamel medallion. Inside is stamped "C and T Paris." The movement is French. The dial is inscribed "L'Epante a Paris," refering to Jean Andre Lepante (1709-1789). The watch is Swiss, made for the French market.
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Document identity
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2425
label
Watch with an enamel panel of a youth and a woman before an alter
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Source metadata
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2425
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normalized
title
Watch with an enamel panel of a youth and a woman before an alter
description
The circular case of this watch is engraved gold inlaid with colored gold, stones and an enamel medallion. Inside is stamped "C and T Paris." The movement is French. The dial is inscribed "L'Epante a Paris," refering to Jean Andre Lepante (1709-1789). The watch is Swiss, made for the French market.
provenance
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812-1870); Tiffany and Company, New York, prior to 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown] (on 1893 list, no. 12); Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1893 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 18th century
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CC0
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en
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Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Stamped inside: C and T Paris; [Signature] On dial: L'Epante a Paris
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gold, enamel, stones
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6514
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EAN
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none
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photo
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