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The appliqué figures strike the bells with their movable arms. The Swiss case encloses a French movement.

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Document identity
localId
4222
label
Watch with Apollo and Minerva Striking Bells
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4222
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Watch with Apollo and Minerva Striking Bells
description
The appliqué figures strike the bells with their movable arms. The Swiss case encloses a French movement.
provenance
Matthew P. McCullough Collection, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Christie's, New York (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1810
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] On escapement: Castre à Toulouse No. 1329[Inscription] Balance cock is pierced and engraved: PHILIPPE BOREL
med
gold, enamel
creator_ids
6290
18670
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ff7ba588884dd710