Rey; 18 Century Enameled 18 K Yellow Gold Case Pocket Watch, double hinged with gold edge cover for key-winder enameled face with gold hands and hinged again to reveal the works marked " Isaac & JJag Rey" (probably from the Geneva Family of Clockmakers). The fine amorous enamel back of a man kneeling before a seated beautiful "Shepherdess" in a garden before a fountain as she crowns him with a wreath of flowers. Various hallmarks to gold case. Diameter of watch without stem 1 5/8 inches (4.3 cm.).

Light age related wear to gold, no glass over face, no key, part edge of enamel with over-painting, inside gold case reinforced with steel strip and 2 tiny gold screws. We cannot guarantee timepieces. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.