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PENDANT WATCH

PENDANT WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.13

Artist: Charpentier Oudin (Watchmaker)

Date: 1866

Divided into three sections, this pendant watch consists of a shell carved from mother-of-pearl with a double-headed imperial eagle enameled in black, red, and white. Below this is a gold shell....

WATCH

WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.14

Artist: Georges Le Saché (Designer)

Date: 1890

The white enamel face has the name of the Paris jeweler Boucheron. The hours are in black Roman numerals and the seconds in blue Arabic numerals. The rim is set with rose-cut diamonds, as are both...

CLOCK

CLOCK

Cat. no.: 16.2

Artist: Charles Guillaume Manière (Clockmaker)

Date: ca. 1795

The octagonal case of this clock is topped by a pair of doves that rests on an octagonal pedestal with tasseled fringe and four pairs of goat's legs. The dial is in white enamel with black Arabic...

CLOCK CASE

CLOCK CASE

Cat. no.: 16.3

Artist: Unknown (Maker)

Date: ca. 1785

Hillwood’s clock case, one of five known examples of similar design and function, was made in Paris around 1785. The earliest model (located in a private collection today) was...

CLOCK FROM GARNITURE

CLOCK FROM GARNITURE

Cat. no.: 16.38.1

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: early 20th Century

Part of a garniture with two urns (cassolettes). Leaning against the round clock case at the right is a semi-draped nymph in lacquered bronze in the round, placing a garland around the shoulders...

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

Cat. no.: 16.38.2-3

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: early 20th Century

Covers of urns can be reversed to form receptacles for solid perfume to be burned. This shape is called a cassolette or brûle-parfum, a brazier. Urns are in red marble decorated with bronze...

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

Cat. no.: 16.38.4-5

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: early 20th Century

Covers of urns can be reversed to form receptacles for solid perfume to be burned. This shape is called a cassolette or brûle-parfum, a brazier. Urns are in red marble decorated with bronze...

POCKET WATCH

POCKET WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.4

Artist: Jean-Antoine Lépine (Watchmaker)

Date: ca. 1765

The outer case is in four-color gold. The dial on the front, in white enamel, is inscribed "Lépine à Paris" and is framed by a band of tiny diamonds. On the back is an oval medallion containing...

WATCH

WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.5

Artist: Esquivillon Frères & DeChoudens (Watchmaker)

Date: ca. 1780

The outer case is in gold. The dial on the front is framed by a band of diamonds. The sides are chased and engraved, the back has an oval medallion contining the half-length figure of a young...

WATCH

WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.6

Artist: Meuron and Company (Watchmaker)

Date: ca. 1790

Outer detachable cover is in copper gilt and set with a row of rhinestones, decorated on the back with a plaque in translucent blue enamel to which is attached an openwork plaque in silver and...

WATCH

WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.8

Artist: Melly Fréres (Watchmaker)

Date: ca. 1780

The outer case is gold. Each face is edged by a narrow band of small diamonds. On the back, the works inside are visible through the glass cover which is partially covered with openwork vine...

NECKLACE

NECKLACE

Cat. no.: 17.72.1

Artist: Joel Helft (Jeweler)

Date: 1939

The necklace is composed of twenty-one graduated round zircons and 407 round diamonds mounted in platinum. Each zircon is set within a diamond surround. A diamond is also interspersed between each...

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