LOUIS BARONNEAU A PARIS. CIRCA 1660

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A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL SMALL PRE-HAIRSPRING VERGE WATCH
Louis Baronneau A Paris. Circa 1660
The gold case later engraved with trophies, flowers and ribbons and later enamelled with pink and white enamel, split bezel, dial with white enamel Roman chapter ring, the centre later decorated with an enagraved musical trophy and pink enamel, gilt movement with turned baluster pillars, gut fusee, steel balance, steel worm regulation with finely pierced securing brackets, the backplate signed L Baronneau a Paris, later case decoration
1¼ in. (31 mm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

The case of this watch although later decorated would appear to be original. It is likely that the existing case would have been plain and the watch would have had a leather and pique work outer case, now lost. Louis Baronneau was working in Paris during the mid-17th century and became Horloger du Roi et de la Reine in 1661.

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