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LAMBREGHTS, ANVERS

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LAMBREGHTS, ANTWERP
Middle 18th century

Watch in gold and enamel

Case: round on hinge, back decorated with painted enamel on a blue background with fleur-de-lys motifs, caseband decorated with stylized motifs in relief
Dial: white enamel with Roman numerals for hours and Arabic numerals for minutes, opening for square key winding, signed "Lambreghts Hger de S A Rle".
Movement: mechanical with key winding, chased and pierced cock, fixed on two feet, regulating disc, verge escapement, signed "Lambreghts Horloger de SAR Anvers".

Diameter: 40 mm
Gross weight 54,1 g

LAMBREGHTS, Antwerp
Mid 18th century
Gold and enamel watch

The signature on this watch is that of an Antwerp watchmaker, listed as "Horloger de Son Altesse Royale" (Watchmaker to His Royal Highness). This explains the fleurs-de-lys on a blue enamel background. A watchmaker in Antwerp in 1751, Lambreghts is listed in Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, p. 187, G.H. Baillie.