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US$20,000-30,000
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SIGNED ILBERY, LONDON, NO. 5905, CIRCA 1800
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ILBERY. A FINE GOLD AND ENAMEL OPENFACE DUPLEX WATCH, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
Signed Ilbery, London, No. 5905, circa 1800
With gilt-finished movement, highly engraved throughout with scrolls, duplex escapement, plain steel five-arm balance, engraved pink gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, decorative pierced gold hands, subsidiary seconds, in circular case, the reverse with a finely painted polychrome enamel scene depicting an idyllic harbour scene against a cloudy sky, to the champlevé enamel bezels, pendant and bow, movement signed and numbered
58 mm. diam.
Signed Ilbery, London, No. 5905, circa 1800
With gilt-finished movement, highly engraved throughout with scrolls, duplex escapement, plain steel five-arm balance, engraved pink gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, decorative pierced gold hands, subsidiary seconds, in circular case, the reverse with a finely painted polychrome enamel scene depicting an idyllic harbour scene against a cloudy sky, to the champlevé enamel bezels, pendant and bow, movement signed and numbered
58 mm. diam.