J.F. Morel. A very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface keywound verge watch
Signed J.F. Morel, Paris No. 450, circa 1750
Gilt-finished full plate verge movement, chain fusée, finely pierced and engraved balance cock, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt Louis XV hands, circular case, turquoise enamel bezel with applied gold floral decoration, the back centred by a painted polychrome enamel scene depicting a lady, framed by translucent green enamel over gold paillons resembling engine-turning, small white enamel cartouches alternating with painted enamel and applied gold floral decoration, movement signed and numbered
46.5 mm. diam.
J.F. Morel. A very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface keywound verge watch
Signed J.F. Morel, Paris No. 450, circa 1750
Gilt-finished full plate verge movement, chain fusée, finely pierced and engraved balance cock, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt Louis XV hands, circular case, turquoise enamel bezel with applied gold floral decoration, the back centred by a painted polychrome enamel scene depicting a lady, framed by translucent green enamel over gold paillons resembling engine-turning, small white enamel cartouches alternating with painted enamel and applied gold floral decoration, movement signed and numbered
46.5 mm. diam.
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