Objekt 20
Pocket watch with associated key
Description
The case shows a heroic pair of lovers in a medallion in enamel painting. The surrounding tendrils are worked in enamel with "gold paillons" (inlaid gold plates). The pocket watch is preserved with original key.
Object description
Manufacturer: Monnier & Rochat, signed
Geneva, around 1800
Gold, enamel
Bequest Marie Bachofen-Vischer, Basel
Inv. 1919.279.