Pocket watch, Jean Baptiste Baillon, c. 1755

gold (metal), d 4.5cm More details

Jean Baptiste Baillon, purveyor to the French queen, was famous for his watchcases with diamond flowers. This example gives an impression of his speciality; he used various colours of gold to craft asymmetrical bouquets of flowers with hearts and petals partly made of diamonds. Baillon entrusted the goldsmith’s work to specialists, such as Dequay.

This work belongs to Pocket watch (BK-NM-11238)

Identification

Title(s)

Pocket watch
Gouden horloge aan chatelaine

Object type

Object number

BK-NM-11238

Description

Gouden horloge aan chatelaine. De kast is versierd met een bloemkrans van goud in 3 kleuren en bezet met diamantjes. Op de gouden chatelaine staan een voorstelling van een herder en een herderin. Het zit in een foedraal van groen robbenvel.

Creation

Artist

clockmaker: Jean Baptiste Baillon
jeweler: Claude Michel Dequay

Place

Paris

Dating

c. 1755

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

diameter 4.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

F.Z. Reneman Bequest, Haarlem

Acquisition

bequest 1898

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Parts

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.19382

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