Caption

Pocket watch by Shart signed on the movement: Shart / London, 1730s, London, England. Pocket watch in a double silver case; inner case openwork with Regency motifs; outer case repoussé scene depicting Diana hunting surrounded by an openwork border with male and female busts. White enamel dial with Roman numerals for hours and Arabic minutes, openwork hands. Timepiece; height 6.8 cm, width 4.8 cm., An open ornate pocket watch with a silver outer case featuring intricate raised floral and scrollwork patterns, and an inner gold-toned mechanism visible in the top half with decorative filigree and several small blue-tinted screws and components; a small blue circular element is set among the gold gears, and the hinge connecting the two halves is visible; the background is a pale light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_432

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pocket watch Shart signed movement Shart London 1730s England double silver case inner case openwork Regency motifs outer case repoussé scene depicting Diana hunting surrounded openwork border male female busts White enamel dial Roman numerals hours Arabic minutes openwork hands Timepiece height 6.8 cm width 4.8 cm open ornate pocket watch silver outer case featuring intricate raised floral scrollwork patterns inner gold-toned mechanism visible top half decorative filigree several small blue-tinted screws components small blue circular element set gold gears hinge connecting two halves visible background pale light gray.