LEPOTE. A RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH WITHIN A SCENT URN WITH CONCEALED DIAL AND FRAMING FOR A MINIATURE
SIGNED LEPOTE, PARIS, CIRCA 1810
Keywound verge movement, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, hinged and concealed within the urn-form case, inside the lid with space for a miniature, the case with translucent scarlet and green enamel over engine-turned ground and opaque blue and white enamel in classical decoration, the lid with a painted monochrome enamel scene of a couple in romantic embrace, the top with removable scent cork and a gold suspension chain, movement signed
45 mm. high
LEPOTE. A RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH WITHIN A SCENT URN WITH CONCEALED DIAL AND FRAMING FOR A MINIATURE
SIGNED LEPOTE, PARIS, CIRCA 1810
Keywound verge movement, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, hinged and concealed within the urn-form case, inside the lid with space for a miniature, the case with translucent scarlet and green enamel over engine-turned ground and opaque blue and white enamel in classical decoration, the lid with a painted monochrome enamel scene of a couple in romantic embrace, the top with removable scent cork and a gold suspension chain, movement signed
45 mm. high
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