Caption

Pocket watch, Shart watchmaker. Pocket watch in a double silver case; inner case openwork with Regency motifs; outer case decorated with a 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. Signed on the movement: Shart / London. Date: 1730s, London, England, Great Britain. Timepiece; height 6.8 cm, width 4.8 cm., An open round metal compact with ornate carved edges reveals an inner lid with a circular mirror and an empty lower compartment lined with brown velvet; the metal is silver-toned with darker tarnish in places, the velvet lining is rich brown with a few slightly darker spots, and the background is a soft light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_433

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (1.8Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pocket watch Shart watchmaker double silver case inner case openwork Regency motifs outer case decorated repoussé scene depicting Diana hunting surrounded openwork border male female busts White enamel dial Roman numerals hours Arabic minutes openwork hands Signed movement Shart London Date 1730s England Great Britain Timepiece height 6.8 cm width 4.8 cm open round metal compact ornate carved edges reveals inner lid circular mirror empty lower compartment lined brown velvet metal silver-toned darker tarnish places velvet lining rich brown slightly darker spots background soft light gray.