275 - Lehmann à Reinharz - Pretzsch Castle

Lehmann à Reinharz - Pretzsch Castle A rare enamel verge pocket watch with a glazed protective case Dimensions: 58 mm, circa 1750, Weight: 133 g, Origin: Germany Case: Brass, fire-gilt, enamel. Dial: Enamel. Movement: Full-plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance. The back is decorated with a miniature painting set within a painted Rococo cartouche. The image depicts a view of Pretzsch Castle near Bad Schmiedeberg. The castle is located in close proximity to Reinharz Castle. The inside of the inner cover shows the distinctive profile silhouette of a gentleman of the period. Hans Löser (1704–1763), elevated to the rank of Count in 1745, served as Minister of the Conference of Electoral Saxony, Privy Councilor, and Hereditary Marshal, as well as hereditary lord and judicial authority of Reinharz. He lived at Schloss Reinharz, a moated castle near Bad Schmiedeberg. Löser invented the metal thermometer and established a workshop for astronomical instruments in the castle. Clockmaker Andreas Lehmann was one of the craftsmen working in his workshop. No reliable biographical information about Andreas Lehmann has survived. However, in 1995, the Mathematisch-Physikalische Salon acquired a significant object signed “J. A. Lehmann A Reinhartz”: a coach watch, dated 1755. Source: Jürgen Ermert, *Präzisionspendeluhren*, volume 1 Case: very good, worn, minor restorations. Dial: restorations, hairline cracks, hands replaced. Movement: very good, runs well, cleaning recommended.