Egg-shaped Clock With Enamel Decorations.​

Egg-shaped center clock in guilloche enamel, white onyx base.
Period: first quarter of the 20th century / last quarter of the 19th century
Balance wheel movement and remontoire winding.
"cercle tournant" mechanism (rotating circle).
Disc dial with Roman numerals
In box

Material:
guilloché enamel, white onyx base

Style:
Liberty

Era:
late 19th/early 20th century

Details:
The Polish
The design of the enamel, with those intersecting horizontal knurls, is typical of the workmanship of the early twentieth century.

The medallions
Top of the watch where they are
present three of the seven medallions with
polychrome depictions of ladies and cherubs.

The punches
Presence of punches on the base and in the
bottom of the plate with the numbers
Romans.

​Authenticity
There are various elements that allow us to ascertain the authenticity of this watch:
first of all the presence of punches both on the base and around the metal body present under the Roman numerals.
The typical knurled workmanship in vogue in the early twentieth century.
The silver dial marked SWISS.
And finally its exhibition at Modenantiquaria following examination by the Commission of experts.​

Measurements and materials
Materials: silver metal dial, rest of the surface covered in metal
from guilloché enamel, marble base

Clock Size:
h: 12.5 cm; W: 5.5cm
h: 4.92 inches; I: 2.16 inches

Box dimensions:
closed: h: 16 cm; width: 11.5 cm
h: 6.29 inches; width: 4.52 inches
open: h: 23.5 cm; width: 21.5 cm
h: 9.25 inches; width: 8.46 inches