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Windmills. A gold verge clockwatch
SIGNED WINDMILLS, LONDON, CIRCA 1700
Details
Windmills. A gold verge clockwatch
Signed Windmills, London, circa 1700
The frosted gilt chain fusee movement with tulip and round baluster pillars, verge escapement, the striking train with countwheel striking on a bell, the gold champleve dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, beetle and poker hands, the chased and pierced inner case depicting exotic birds, in later gilt and shagreen outer case, dial and movement signed
48 mm. diam. inner case (19)
Signed Windmills, London, circa 1700
The frosted gilt chain fusee movement with tulip and round baluster pillars, verge escapement, the striking train with countwheel striking on a bell, the gold champleve dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, beetle and poker hands, the chased and pierced inner case depicting exotic birds, in later gilt and shagreen outer case, dial and movement signed
48 mm. diam. inner case (19)