Rare Austria Vienna Enamel Negro Blackamoor Watch Sterling Silver Enamel Revival

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Rare Austria Vienna Enamel Negro Blackamoor Watch Sterling Silver Enamel Revival:
$5400.00

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Rare Austria \'Viennese\' Vienna Enamel Negro Blackamoor Watch in Sterling Silver Gilt Classical Enameled Case and Round Panels. A Renaissance Revival Watch Curio Ornament or Clock. Watch movement is running fine on winding up and is key wind and key set and is original to the piece. The delicate thinness of the Enameled Oval Watch Holder required a thinner movement than the usual fusee Hermann Bohm used and the mounting screws on the face are directly into the dial foot holes on the movement identifying this mechanism as original to the piece, this is a 10 jewels steel escape wheel cylinder escapement the highest quality thin movement of this time period. Height 7 1/4 inches. Base is 3 inches across. Oval Watch Holder is
60mm x 50mm Oval Classical Scene Enameled Watch Case. The Crystal over the Dial is Rock Crystal. The Enamel Face is enameled in black, white, red, green and two shades of blue enamel. The Feet are Enameled Winged Angels.The Signed Hallmarks on the inner rims of the feet are \'A\' for Vienna and \'HB\' for Hermann Bohm. ONE FOOT IS MISSING AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SMALL BLOCK OF WOOD TO STEADY THE PIECE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CLEAR SILICONE APPLIED TO THE BLACKAMOOR\'S HANDS TO FIRMLY HOLD THE OVAL WATCH HOLDER, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF ENAMEL WHERE THE BLACKAMOOR\'S HEAD ATTACHES TO THE OVAL WATCHCASE REPAIRED IN MATCHING COLOR. This Piece of Rare Black Art is from an old European Estate in America.

Hermann Böhm was one of the best and most well-known representatives of The Classical Neo-Renaissance goldsmithing art. He created precious objects made in 16th-century style from enamel, rock crystal, semi-precious stones, pearls and niello. He was inspired by 16th century Kunstkammer objects in the Kaiser’s collections. In 1866, he founded a \"Gold- and Silverware Factory\".
A characteristic feature of Böhm’s fine enamel works is the meticulous, detailed painting of the reverse sides of objects in delicate colours. Such small, exquisite works of art were produced in Vienna from 1870 onwards and attracted considerable attention when presented at the world exhibitions there in 1872 and 1878. \"Viennese enamel\" was primarily exported to America.Jewelry and decorative arts Blackamoor Figures WIKIPEDIA As jewelry, such figures usually appear in antique Venetian (though nowadays they can be made anywhere) earrings, bracelets, cuff links, and brooches. Some contemporary craftsmen continue to make individual pieces, but it is rare because of modern issues with the depiction of dark-skinned people as \"exotic\" and decorative.
The blackamoor is typically male, depicted with a head covering, usually a turban, and covered in rich jewels and gold leaf. They are typically enamelled, carved from ebony or painted black to contrast with the bright colors of the embellishments. Depictions may only represent the head, or head and shoulders, facing the viewer in a symmetrical pose.
In decorative sculpture the full body is depicted, either to hold trays as virtual servants or bronze sconces to hold candles or light fixtures. They may be incorporated into small stands, tables, or andirons. They are often portrayed in pairs. Andrea Brustolon (1662–1732) was the most important sculptor of blackamoors. Often these blackamoors are in acrobatic positions that would be impossible to hold for any extended length of time for a real person.Collections FROM WikipediaOne of the finest examples of a blackamoor in the arts is the Mohr mit Smaragdstufe (\"Moor with Emerald Cluster\"), in the collection of the Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden, Germany. It was created by Balthasar Permoser in 1724. The statue is richly decorated with jewels and is 63.8 cm (2.09 ft) high.
Aleksandr Pushkin had a blackamoor figurine on his desk to remind him of Abram Petrovich Gannibal, his great-grandfather. This figure can be seen in his former St. Petersburg apartment, now turned into a museum.
Diana Vreeland had a famous collection of blackamoor jewelry, and Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has some blackamoor pieces in her extensive collection of black