Lot 518

Johann Riel in Stadtamhof, Case No. 1464, 59 mm, 131 g, circa 1780
A rare Southern German pair-cased verge pocket watch with painted tortoiseshell outer case
Case: outer case - silver/brass, tortoiseshell covered, stud decoration around the edges. Inner case - silver, florally engraved back side. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
The tortoiseshell outer case is decorated with a painted alpine landscape scene: a miller leads a donkey loaded up with sacks of grain along a stream to the mill - a rare genre scene filled with brilliant colour.