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Lot 377
[CIVIL WAR]. Civil War-era pocket watch adorned with cloisonné Zouave. [Switzerland?]: Chambaudière à Preuilly, n.d. 
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$1,000 - 1,500
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$625
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[CIVIL WAR]. Civil War-era pocket watch adorned with cloisonné Zouave. [Switzerland?]: Chambaudière à Preuilly, n.d. 

Case diam. 1 3/4 in.; overall height 2 1/2 in. Engraved open dial pocket watch with cloisonné enamel (some surface scratches). "Chambaudière à Preuilly" printed to watch face and engraved to back of case under lid. Inside of lid marked "Argent Fin," alongside a diamond-shaped hallmark with a bird and the letters "B G," a mark reading "FR Co.," and "41920."

The lid features a Zouave soldier rendered in cloisonné enamels wearing the typical uniform and holding a bayonetted rifle among tall grasses. 

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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