Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love

Jean Romilly, c. 1750 - c. 1770

Gouden horloge, repetitiehorloge, met geëmailleerd tafereel, voorstellende twee meisjes voor een altaar in grisaille.

  • Artwork typejewellery, wrist watch
  • Object numberBK-15010
  • Dimensionsdiameter 4.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsgoud en email

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-15010

  • Description

    Gouden horloge, repetitiehorloge, met geëmailleerd tafereel, voorstellende twee meisjes voor een altaar in grisaille.

Creation

  • Creation

    • clockmaker: Jean Romilly, France
    • jeweler: anonymous, France

  • Dating

    c. 1750 - c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    goud en email

  • Dimensions

    diameter 4.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Maurits Elzas collection, Arnhem

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1937

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Van Balveren, possibly Walraven Elias Johan baron van Balveren (1858-1920), Arnhem;{NHA, RBK, INV, inv. 1215, no. 19.} from his heirs, fl. 209, to Maurits Elzas (1868-1937), Arnhem, 1921;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed with 106 other watches, as part of the 'Maurits Elzas Collection', to the museum, 1937

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  • Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love
  • Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love