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James Leicester is recorded as working in London between 1710 and 1729
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Leicester: A silver calendar verge pocketwatch
signed Jam. Leicester, Strand, no. 158, 1720's
the gilt chain fusee verge movement with unusual pillars of silver human heads surrounded by a gilt breakarch pediment (one missing) pierced and engraved silver cock and foot with floral and scroll design, the silver champleve dial with Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute divisions, moulded escutcheon to the centre field with date aperture, blued steel beetle and poker hands, with milled decoration to the rim, in gilt plain silver consular case.
54mm. diam.
signed Jam. Leicester, Strand, no. 158, 1720's
the gilt chain fusee verge movement with unusual pillars of silver human heads surrounded by a gilt breakarch pediment (one missing) pierced and engraved silver cock and foot with floral and scroll design, the silver champleve dial with Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute divisions, moulded escutcheon to the centre field with date aperture, blued steel beetle and poker hands, with milled decoration to the rim, in gilt plain silver consular case.
54mm. diam.
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