Watch

Probably by an imitator of Abraham-Louis Bréguet Swiss

second half 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Watch
Maker: Probably by an imitator of Abraham-Louis Bréguet (Swiss, active Paris, 1747–1823)
Date: second half 18th century
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Bloodstone, gold, enamel
Dimensions: 5 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (14.3 × 2.9 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura Frances Hearn, 1917
Object Number: 17.101.20a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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