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Gabriel Christie of Edinburgh is recorded as being apprenticed in 1736
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Christie: A silver verge paircase pocketwatch
signed Gabe: Christie, no. 1, ca. 1742
the frosted gilt chain fusee verge movement with square baluster pillars, pierced cock and foot, the silver champleve dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, blued steel beetle and poker hands, in plain inner and outer cases, hallmarked (indistinct), London 1742 and 1743.
50mm. diam.
signed Gabe: Christie, no. 1, ca. 1742
the frosted gilt chain fusee verge movement with square baluster pillars, pierced cock and foot, the silver champleve dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, blued steel beetle and poker hands, in plain inner and outer cases, hallmarked (indistinct), London 1742 and 1743.
50mm. diam.
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