Quarter repeating gold watch with guilloche enamelled case by L'Epine, Paris

Made:
1801-1900 in Paris
maker:
Jean Antoine Lepine
Quarter repeating gold watch with guilloche enamelled case by

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Quarter repeating gold watch with guilloche enamelled case by
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity

Gold and guilloche enamel case depicting a fishing scene bordered by white pastes on the rear. White enamel dial, perhaps replaced, with gilt hands. There is a winding apperture at II o'clock. Quarter-repeating movement. Verge escapement. Signed ‘L’Epine A Paris No. 998’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 727

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3601
Materials:
gold (metal), enamel, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 49 mm x 40 mm x 19 mm,
type:
watch and verge movement
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers