Simon Cuper, Blois

Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

Simon Cuper, Blois

A gold and enamel watch, the case depicting Roman Charity

Circa 1680 and later

• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain single-arm balance with later short hair-spring, worm and wheel regulation, decoratively pierced and engraved floriate-form cock, signed Simon Cuper, Blois

• Dial: centre with polychrome enamel painted landscape scene, later gold chapter ring with Roman numerals, inner five-minute divisions, outer minute ring, later blued steel beetle and poker hands

• Case: gold, the back polychrome enamel painted with scene depicting Roman Charity, the band with polychrome painted vignettes depicting buildings and landscape scenes, inside back with monochrome

painted landscape scene with a hunter and buildings, pendant with polychrome enamel heads painted to each side, later gold ring with French control marks

diameter 43mm