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Case Piece
Jewel cabinet with watch
James Cox|Antoine Watteau|François Boucher · probably ca. 1765–70
Medium
Case: agate, mounted in gilded copper and gilded brass and set with painted enamel on copper plaques, and fruitwood; Dial: white enamel
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (34.3 × 24.8 × 19.1 cm)
Accession
64.101.829
Credit line
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Culture
British, London
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