Shell-shaped Watch, Guillaume Nourrisson, c. 1650 - c. 1660

Identification

Title(s)

Shell-shaped Watch
Horloge in de vorm van een schelp

Object type

Object number

BK-15062

Description

Horloge in schelpvormige kast van bergkristal. De zilveren wijzerplaat heeft ingelegde, Romeinse cijfers.

Creation

Artist

clockmaker: Guillaume Nourrisson
jeweler: anonymous

Place

clockmaker: Lyon
jeweler: France (possibly)

Dating

c. 1655 - c. 1650 and/or c. 1650 - c. 1660

Material and Technique

Material

silver (metal)

Technique

inlay (process) / gild

Measurements

height 2.8 cm × length 7 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Maurits Elzas collection, Arnhem

Acquisition

bequest 1937

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection of a South German noble family, 1925;{Note RMA.} their sale, Berlin (Cassirer & Helbing), 27 March 1925, no. 26, fl. 1,890, to Maurits Elzas (1868-1937);{NHA, RBK, INV, inv. 1215, no. 87.} 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

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