WATCH WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS I
Creator(s): Antide Janvier (Watchmaker) , Unknown (Miniaturist) , Franz Krüger (After)
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
The case is in gold, on the dial the hours are marked in roman numerals, chased floral sprays surround the dial, on the back of the case is a rectangular panel containing a miniature of Emperor Nicholas I in colored enamel in bust length, head facing left, surrounding the rectangle are chased scrolls and angular motifs, partially heightened by white and pale blue enamel. The miniature is inspired by a Franz Krüger portrait of Nicholas I.
- Object name:
- WATCH WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS I
- Made from:
- Gold -- enamel -- glass
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- c. 1845
- Size:
- 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 16.11
- Class:
- TIMEPIECE
- Signature marks:
- MARK 72 on a rectangle (used since the 18th c. in Russia to indicate gold content of 72 zolotnik (750.mm)) [Inscribed on inner case] INSCRIPTION; SCRATCH Janvier Antide à Paris [Inscribed on inner case] SCRATCHED NUMBER 5879 [In case]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973