Pocket watch: exquisite lepine with very fine enamel painting and Oriental pearl setting, in the style of the watches by Czapek & Patek around 1840-1850, No.16598 Ca. Ø34mm, ca. 24g, 18K gold, magnificently engraved case with inlaid Oriental pearls, back with top quality enamel painting "Madonna della Sedia", thin bar movement, cylinder escapement (needs cleaning), enamel dial, Breguet steel hands, in very beautiful condition. Comparable watches of this quality are known from the companies Patek i Spolka as well as Czapek & Cie. The serial number is also matching, even though the watch is unsigned. The number 16998 is another well-known Czapek with a Madonna della Sedia painting!

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