Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love, Jean Romilly, c. 1750 - c. 1770

Identification

Title(s)

Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love
Repetitiehorloge met dames die een duif offeren op het liefdesaltaar

Object type

Object number

BK-15010

Description

Gouden horloge, repetitiehorloge, met geëmailleerd tafereel, voorstellende twee meisjes voor een altaar in grisaille.

Creation

Artist

clockmaker: Jean Romilly
jeweler: anonymous

Place

France

Dating

c. 1750 - c. 1770

Material and Technique

Material

gold (metal)

Measurements

diameter 4.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Maurits Elzas collection, Arnhem

Acquisition

bequest 1937

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Van Balveren, possibly Walraven Elias Johan baron van Balveren (1858-1920), Arnhem;{NHA, RBK, INV, inv. 1215, no. 19.} from his heirs, fl. 209, to Maurits Elzas (1868-1937), Arnhem, 1921;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed with 106 other watches, as part of the 'Maurits Elzas Collection', to the museum, 1937

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.19154

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