Watch. Culture: Swiss, Geneva. Dimensions: Diameter: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm). Maker: Watchmaker: Firm of Bautte et Moynier (Swiss, partnership 1826-31); Partnership of Jean-François Bautte (French, 1772-1837); and Jean-Gabriel Moynier (1772-1840). Date: ca. 1826-31.
This pocket watch belongs to a category of upscale souvenir watches. It features Egyptian zodiac symbols taken from a Ptolemaic sandstone bas-relief that was brought to France in 1821 from the Temple of Hathor in Dendera, Egypt.
Technique/matériel:
Case: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel with ruby endstones
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Fabricant:
Watchmaker: Firm of Bautte et Moynier (Swiss, partnership 1826-31) • Partnership of Jean-François Bautte (French, 1772-1837) • and Jean-Gabriel Moynier (1772-1840)