Lot Essay
Markwick Markham is recorded from 1725 to about 1805 and specialised in clocks and watches for the Turkish market. Watches with the name of Story are known to about 1780.
SIGNED MARKWICK MARKHAM, H. STORY, LONDON, NO. 2094, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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MARKWICK MARKHAM, H. STORY. A FINE AND RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL TRIPLE CASED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE POCKETWATCH FOR THE TURKISH MARKET
Signed Markwick Markham, H. Story, London, No. 2094, late 18th Century
The frosted gilt fusee movement with pierced cock and foot and other furniture, with diamond endstone, repeating the quarters on a bell by depressing the pendant, with dust ring, the white enamel dial with Turkish numerals and gold beetle and poker hands, the stone set pendant with casemaker's mark J.F, the inner gold pierced case with polychrome enamel floral decoration, the back centred by a painted Alpine scene on guilloche background, the intermediate case with polychrome floral decoration on a pink background, the back centred by a painted floral spray with translucent red enamel on guilloche base with scallop-shaped rim, the outer with polychrome enamel floral decoration on pale green background and the back centred by a painted Alpine scene on guilloche background with similar scallop-shaped rim, dial and movement signed and numbered
52 mm. diam.
Signed Markwick Markham, H. Story, London, No. 2094, late 18th Century
The frosted gilt fusee movement with pierced cock and foot and other furniture, with diamond endstone, repeating the quarters on a bell by depressing the pendant, with dust ring, the white enamel dial with Turkish numerals and gold beetle and poker hands, the stone set pendant with casemaker's mark J.F, the inner gold pierced case with polychrome enamel floral decoration, the back centred by a painted Alpine scene on guilloche background, the intermediate case with polychrome floral decoration on a pink background, the back centred by a painted floral spray with translucent red enamel on guilloche base with scallop-shaped rim, the outer with polychrome enamel floral decoration on pale green background and the back centred by a painted Alpine scene on guilloche background with similar scallop-shaped rim, dial and movement signed and numbered
52 mm. diam.