Lot Essay
ALBERT ODMARK NOTES
Purchased Christie's, 3 March, 1970, lot 161.
Purchased Christie's, 3 March, 1970, lot 161.
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SIGNED RALPH GOUT, NO. 70, BY THE KING'S PATENT, LONDON. 1789
Details
Ralph Gout. An unusual silver pedometer and verge pocket watch
Signed Ralph Gout, No. 70, by the King's patent, London. 1789
The frosted gilt chain fusee movement with pierced and engraved cock with diamond endstone, verge escapement, under hinged silver cuvette, the white enamel dial with eccentric Roman chapter ring, Arabic quarter-hour marks, two subsidiary dials recording 10s and 100s of paces, the outer rim marked 1-100 is for 1000s of paces, with sweep centre hand, in plain outer case with hinged silver actuator for the pedometer, surmounted with crest of the Prince of Wales inscribed Patent Ich Dien
52 mm. diam.
Signed Ralph Gout, No. 70, by the King's patent, London. 1789
The frosted gilt chain fusee movement with pierced and engraved cock with diamond endstone, verge escapement, under hinged silver cuvette, the white enamel dial with eccentric Roman chapter ring, Arabic quarter-hour marks, two subsidiary dials recording 10s and 100s of paces, the outer rim marked 1-100 is for 1000s of paces, with sweep centre hand, in plain outer case with hinged silver actuator for the pedometer, surmounted with crest of the Prince of Wales inscribed Patent Ich Dien
52 mm. diam.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.