GENEVA, MUSSARD WORKSHOP, CIRCA 1720
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A Swiss erotic enamel watch-case cover Plaque
Geneva, Mussard workshop, circa 1720
Curved enamel on copper tondo, the concave side painted with an erotic scene depicting an aroused young gallant trying to convince a curious but hesitant young peasant beauty of the quality of his male attributes partly concealed by a large hat, the convex enamel side rubbed, with remnants of a scene depicting Leda and the Swan with an Amorino
38 mm. (1½ in.) diam., in a gilt-metal mount within a rectangular ebonised wood panel
Geneva, Mussard workshop, circa 1720
Curved enamel on copper tondo, the concave side painted with an erotic scene depicting an aroused young gallant trying to convince a curious but hesitant young peasant beauty of the quality of his male attributes partly concealed by a large hat, the convex enamel side rubbed, with remnants of a scene depicting Leda and the Swan with an Amorino
38 mm. (1½ in.) diam., in a gilt-metal mount within a rectangular ebonised wood panel