UNSIGNED, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A GOLD, ENAMEL AND SEED PEARL MINUTE REPEATING POCKETWATCH FOR THE CHINESE MARKET WITH UNUSUAL ESCAPEMENT
Unsigned, first half 19th Century
The blued steel movement with hanging barrels, monometallic balance with ruby endstone, double wheel escapement, the repeating work mounted on the top-plate, repeating on two square section gongs by depressing the pendant, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic quarter hour marks, blued steel hands, sweep centre seconds, in drum-shaped case (lacking the back) with glazed cuvette to the movement, polychrome enamel decoration to the band, the rim and bezels set with seed pearls
58 mm. diam.
Unsigned, first half 19th Century
The blued steel movement with hanging barrels, monometallic balance with ruby endstone, double wheel escapement, the repeating work mounted on the top-plate, repeating on two square section gongs by depressing the pendant, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic quarter hour marks, blued steel hands, sweep centre seconds, in drum-shaped case (lacking the back) with glazed cuvette to the movement, polychrome enamel decoration to the band, the rim and bezels set with seed pearls
58 mm. diam.