Watch Painted with a Pastoral Scene
French and probably Swiss · ca. 1758–65
Outer case of painted enamel on gold. Inner case of gold with an unidentified maker’s mark consisting of the letters ic over b below a coronet (incuse) on the interior and an eagle’s head, a French guarantee mark for gold in use between 1 January 1847 and 1 July 1919 on the pendant. Dial of gold and white enamel with black numerals; silver hands set with diamond chips. Movement of gilt brass and steel. Movement signed (on the back plate): Tomson/london.