Null Official watch from the French manufacturer Courvoisier & Compagnie, founde…

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Official watch from the French manufacturer Courvoisier & Compagnie, founded by Louis Courvoisier. Made of mercury-gilded bronze. Quadrangular box with an architectural look decorated with plant motifs and female figures, on four claw legs. White porcelain dial with Arabic numerals and quarter markers, signed. France, circa 1790. *Rust. Dial with slight notches and back cover that requires anchoring. 25cm high

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Official watch from the French manufacturer Courvoisier & Compagnie, founded by Louis Courvoisier. Made of mercury-gilded bronze. Quadrangular box with an architectural look decorated with plant motifs and female figures, on four claw legs. White porcelain dial with Arabic numerals and quarter markers, signed. France, circa 1790. *Rust. Dial with slight notches and back cover that requires anchoring. 25cm high

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