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Gold and Enamel Lamb-form Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This early 19th-century pocket watch is designed in the form of a resting lamb. The watch features a gold casing decorated with polychrome enamel and split pearls. The two-part hinged case depicts the front of the lamb on one side and its back, alongside a painted straw hat and roses, on the other. A fixed gold bow, adorned with pearls, and a rectangular push-piece allow for the opening of the casing to reveal a white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blued-steel Breguet-style hands. Winding is performed through a hole in the dial. The movement is a gilt full-plate calibre with a fusee and chain transmission and a verge escapement. Mechanical features include a bridge cock with pierced and engraved decoration, a steel coqueret, a three-arm gold balance, and a blued-steel hairspring. The object is accompanied by a velvet-lined presentation box.

Full view of the gold and enamel lamb-form pocket watch.
Full view of the gold and enamel lamb-form pocket watch. — Zamanito. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
zamanito.com
Category
Pocket watch · Form watch
Maker / attribution
Not established
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
early 19th century
Source-reported place
Not established

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case and Dial

The object is constructed in the form of a resting lamb, executed in gold and embellished with polychrome enamel. The exterior surfaces are framed by split pearls, and a small rectangular push-piece is provided to release the hinged case.

The dial is composed of white enamel and features black Arabic numerals. Blued-steel Breguet-style hands indicate the time. Winding is performed through a specific hole integrated into the dial surface. The auction description reports that the enamel on both the dial and the case has been previously restored.

Evidence for this section
  • “از طلای مزین به نقاشی مینای چندرنگ (پلی‌کروم) است و لبه‌ها و بخش‌هایی از طرح با مرواریدهای شکافته (Split pearls) قاب‌بندی شده‌اند.”
  • “طبق منبع، مینای صفحه مرمت شده است.”

Movement and Mechanics

The watch is powered by a gilt full-plate movement utilizing a fusee and chain mechanism. The escapement is of the verge type. The balance cock is bridge-mounted and decorated with intricate pierced and engraved work; it also incorporates a steel coqueret.

Further mechanical components include a three-arm gold balance wheel paired with a blued-steel hairspring. A silver regulator scale with a gold index is used for adjustment.

Evidence for this section
  • “موتور ساعت از نوع تمام‌پلاک دایره‌ای طلایی (gilt full plate) با سیستم زنجیر و استوانه حلزونی (Fusee) و چرخ‌دنگ میل پروانه‌ای (Verge escapement) است.”
  • “طبق منبع، خروسک رقاصک از نوع پل‌دار (bridge cock) بوده و با نقوش ظریف مشبک‌کاری و قلم‌زنی تزیین شده است و دارای کوکرت فولادی (steel coqueret) می‌باشد.”

Provenance and Condition

The watch is presented in a velvet-lined box. No maker or country of origin is documented in the source material.

Prospective owners are advised by the provided text to evaluate the quality of past restoration efforts on the enamel and to verify the mechanical integrity of the fusee and verge escapement.

Evidence for this section
  • “این قطعه به همراه یک جعبه ارائه مخمل‌پوش عرضه می‌شود.”
  • “هیچ اطلاعاتی در خصوص نام ساعت‌ساز، کشور سازنده یا ابعاد دقیق آن در منبع ذکر نشده است.”

Open research questions

  • What is the specific provenance or original workshop of this lamb-form watch?
  • Are there hallmarking stamps on the gold case that could indicate a region of manufacture?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Gold and Enamel Lamb-form Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Periodearly 19th century“اوایل قرن نوزدهم میلادی”
Dial materialWhite enamel“مینای سفید”
Escapement typeVerge escapement“چرخ‌دنگ میل پروانه‌ای (Verge escapement)”
Case materialGold, polychrome enamel, and split pearls“از طلای مزین به نقاشی مینای چندرنگ (پلی‌کروم) است و لبه‌ها و بخش‌هایی از طرح با مرواریدهای شکافته (Split pearls) قاب‌بندی شده‌اند.”
Movement typeGilt full-plate with fusee and chain“موتور ساعت از نوع تمام‌پلاک دایره‌ای طلایی (gilt full plate) با سیستم زنجیر و استوانه حلزونی (Fusee)”
Hand styleBreguet-style, blued steel“عقربه‌های فولادی آبی‌رنگ به سبک برگه (Breguet hands)”
DecorationMiniature painting of a hat and roses“یک کلاه حصیری واژگون حاوی گل‌های رز با جزئیات ظریف نقاشی شده است.”
InclusionsVelvet-lined presentation box“این قطعه به همراه یک جعبه ارائه مخمل‌پوش عرضه می‌شود.”

Visible details

  • Case features polychrome enamel painting
  • Dial requires key-winding via a hole in the enamel
  • Movement features a pierced and engraved balance cock
  • Case is bordered with split pearls

Research qualifications

  • Enamel on both the case and dial has undergone historical restoration
  • Functional state of the fusee chain and verge escapement is unverified

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Gold and Enamel Watch in the Form of a Lamb

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Record b210f04818

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