Fragment of a Watchholder

Siméon Pierre Devaranne

About 1830

Titles Fragment of a Watchholder (Descriptive)
Artist Siméon Pierre Devaranne, Germany, 1789 - 1869; private foundry operated about 1828-59
Medium cast iron
Dimensions 5 x 5 3/4 in., 237.3g (12.7 x 14.6 cm, 0.2 kg)
Credit Line Gift of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1986.513
Work Type watchholder fragment
Classification Components

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