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Source Description
This watchcase is enameled with the Judgment of Paris, a scene in which Paris, the son of the king of Troy, is forced to choose the most beautiful of the three goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena. There are also panels of forget-me-nots.
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Document identity
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36428
label
Repeater Watch with the Judgement of Paris
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object
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2
Source metadata
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36428
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object
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normalized
title
Repeater Watch with the Judgement of Paris
description
This watchcase is enameled with the Judgment of Paris, a scene in which Paris, the son of the king of Troy, is forced to choose the most beautiful of the three goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena. There are also panels of forget-me-nots.
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. 62]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750
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CC0
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en
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Timepieces, Clocks & Watches
watches
watchcases
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Backplate: Leroux-Charing Cross-London No 2438
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gold, painted enamel, diamond
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15476
4929
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EAN
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956
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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