Watch
1750-60 (made)
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gold watch enamelled on the reverse with a figure group, signed 'Nl Balthazard A Paris', with casemaker's mark of crossed keys
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | enamelled gold |
| Brief description | Gold watch enamelled on the reverse with a scene of Alexander the Great ceding his mistress to the painter Apelles, after an engraving by Louis Surugue, of a painting by Nicolas Vleughels. Signed 'Nl Balthazard A Paris', with casemaker's mark of crossed keys, Switzerland, 1750-60 |
| Physical description | gold watch enamelled on the reverse with a figure group, signed 'Nl Balthazard A Paris', with casemaker's mark of crossed keys |
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| Accession number | 1306-1871 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2005 |
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