Julien Le Roy Paris Gold & Enamel Verge Watch

A Julien Le Roy of Paris gold and enamel verge watch, the…
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A Julien Le Roy of Paris gold and enamel verge watch, the movement with five sided baluster pillars, pierced and engraved balance bridge and large silver regulator dial, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. The back with a polychrome miniature of winged Jupiter abducting a maiden, the inside of the back with a landscape, the pendant stamped with the makers initials 'Ad', surmounted by a crown. circa 1750. Provenance: Sotheby's, the Berlin collection, watches, London, November 1979. Other Notes: Julien Le Roy (1686-1759) was An important 18th century Parisian clockmaker and watchmaker. He was clockmaker to King Louis XV in 1739. He worked from Rue de Harlay until his death in 1759. Examples of his work are in many major Museum collections including the Victoria & Albert, London, the Louvre, Paris, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

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