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Source Description
The maker of this watch, who signed himself "Nikolaki," was probably of Greek ancestry and had served as an apprentice to a watchmaker from Geneva, Switzerland, who worked in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). Due to the great demand for watches in Turkey, several watchmakers from Geneva made their homes in Constantinople and trained local craftsmen in their art. The Turkish taste was for colorful and visually complicated watches. The raised pearls on the dial permit the time to be "told" in the dark or by the blind. Even the movement inside is decorated with pearls, although some are now missing.
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Document identity
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29083
label
Watch for the Turkish Market
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title
Watch for the Turkish Market
description
The maker of this watch, who signed himself "Nikolaki," was probably of Greek ancestry and had served as an apprentice to a watchmaker from Geneva, Switzerland, who worked in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul). Due to the great demand for watches in Turkey, several watchmakers from Geneva made their homes in Constantinople and trained local craftsmen in their art. The Turkish taste was for colorful and visually complicated watches. The raised pearls on the dial permit the time to be "told" in the dark or by the blind. Even the movement inside is decorated with pearls, although some are now missing.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, by 1931; by bequest to the Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
18th century (Early Modern)
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CC0
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en
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Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
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9
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import
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cm
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5.5
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4.2
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2.5
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H: 2 3/16 × W: 1 5/8 × D: 1 in. (5.5 × 4.2 × 2.5 cm); H with loop: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Source extras
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Ottoman
inscriptions
[Translation] Nikolaki
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Ottoman Dynasty
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niello, resin, and gilding on silver case; pearls, basse-taille enamel on gilded silver dial; pearls, gilding on brass and steel movement
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