SIGNED JNO. SIVED, LONDON, NO. 374, MID 18TH CENTURY
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JOHN SIVED. A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE GOLD AND STONE SET REPOUSSE PAIRCASE QUARTER REPEATING VERGE POCKETWATCH FOR THE FAR EAST MARKET
Signed Jno. Sived, London, No. 374, mid 18th Century
The frosted gilt fusee movement with chased and engraved and pierced cock and foot to the edge of the top-plate, verge escapement, repeating the quarter hours on the bell by depressing the pendant, under dust cover, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, decorative gold hands, in chased, engraved and pierced inner case decorated with a floral spray, the chased and pierced repoussé outer case surmounted by a floral theme picked out in rubies, emeralds, diamonds and sapphires surmounted over a matted gold background, with pierced repoussé scroll design to the rim and stone set bezel, movement signed and numbered
47 mm. diam.
Signed Jno. Sived, London, No. 374, mid 18th Century
The frosted gilt fusee movement with chased and engraved and pierced cock and foot to the edge of the top-plate, verge escapement, repeating the quarter hours on the bell by depressing the pendant, under dust cover, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, decorative gold hands, in chased, engraved and pierced inner case decorated with a floral spray, the chased and pierced repoussé outer case surmounted by a floral theme picked out in rubies, emeralds, diamonds and sapphires surmounted over a matted gold background, with pierced repoussé scroll design to the rim and stone set bezel, movement signed and numbered
47 mm. diam.