European Decorative Watches
May 2026
These objects are all decorative watches or watch cases from European countries (Switzerland, France, England, Austria, etc.) made with precious materials like gold, enamel, and gems during the 17th-19th centuries.
46 objects · 4 institutions
Book-shaped Watch
Rijksmuseum
c. 1840 - c. 1860
Broche met horloge in foedraal
Rijksmuseum
c. 1880 - c. 1900
Chatelaine Watch
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid 1800s
Coach Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1770/76
Cruciform Rock Crystal Watch
Rijksmuseum
c. 1640 - c. 1660
Egg-Type Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1740
Engraved Egg Watch
Cleveland Museum of Art
1590–1600
Horloge
Rijksmuseum
c. 1720 - c. 1770
Horloge met Hectors afscheid
Rijksmuseum
c. 1774 - c. 1775
Horloge met dame met monnik
Rijksmuseum
c. 1775 - c. 1800
Horloge met de Architectuur
Rijksmuseum
c. 1780 - c. 1790
Horloge met galante dame
Rijksmuseum
c. 1775 - c. 1800
Horloge met parels
Rijksmuseum
c. 1815 - c. 1830
Horloge, Hector's afscheid
Rijksmuseum
1761 - 1762
Lever Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid 19th century
Lorgnette (face–à-main)
Rijksmuseum
c. 1900 - c. 1910
Repeating Watch
Rijksmuseum
1740 - 1750
Repeating Watch
Rijksmuseum
c. 1780 - c. 1785
Repeating Watch with Chronometer
Rijksmuseum
c. 1790 - c. 1810
Repeating Watch with Ladies Sacrificing a Dove on the Altar of Love
Rijksmuseum
c. 1750 - c. 1770
Repeating Watch with Two Ladies at the Altar of Love
Rijksmuseum
c. 1790 - c. 1800
Repeating Watch with a Striking Mechanism
Rijksmuseum
c. 1800 - c. 1815
Repeating Watch with a Striking Mechanism
Rijksmuseum
c. 1800 - c. 1825
Watch
Metropolitan Museum of Art
19th century
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
1797/98
Watch
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1700s - early 1800s
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
1760
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th to early 19th century
Watch
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th century
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
1824/29
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 18th to early 19th century
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
1692/93
Watch
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1820–40
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid 19th century
Watch
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid 18th century
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid 19th century
Watch
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1780
Watch
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1860/70
Watch
Cleveland Museum of Art
1813
Watch Case
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Watch and Key
Art Institute of Chicago
Mid to late 18th century
Watch with a Chased Scene of the Wedding at Cana
Rijksmuseum
c. 1783 - c. 1785
Watch with portrait of Friedrick Wilhelm, the Great Elector
Metropolitan Museum of Art
case ca. 1688, movement ca. 1750
Watchcase (Boîtier de montre)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1640