Opposite the Panopticum

Small Swiss Ladies' Pocket Watch with Art Nouveau Enamel Painting, c. 1900


€ 398.00 *
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Small Swiss Ladies' Pocket Watch with Art Nouveau Enamel Painting, c. 1900
Small Swiss Ladies' Pocket Watch with Art Nouveau Enamel Painting, c. 1900
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With technological change comes a lot of new things, but time and again, seemingly tried-and-tested and familiar things disappear into the darkness of history. This is the case today with the wristwatch, which is disappearing more and more from everyday life. Around 100 years ago, the same happened to the pocket watch, which no longer plays a role in everyday life, but as a collector's item still bears witness to the love and care with which this piece of watch history was treated in other times. This ladies' pocket watch is made of silver and decorated with a fine enamel painting. While the dial is rather plain and designed for reading the time quickly and easily, the back is decorated in the taste of Art Nouveau with a finely painted tulip and a delicate color gradient from blue to white to rosé. The ornament makes a cheerful impression, is light, fresh and carefree, just as the last years of the Belle Époque must have been. The watch was made in Switzerland: it bears Swiss silver hallmarks from Geneva, one of the centers of the Swiss watch industry. It was imported to Germany by the Munich watch dealer Louis Lehrfeld, in whose elegant blue case the watch has been preserved. We read on the lid of the case that his store was located in Kaufingerstrasse, opposite the Panopticum. This became famous in the late 1890s as the venue for the first film screenings in Munich. We think that the clock was made shortly afterwards, in the c. 1900s.
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Small Swiss Ladies' Pocket Watch with Art Nouveau Enamel Painting, c. 1900
Opposite the Panopticum
€ 398.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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