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SIGNED JOHN BARTON, LONDON, NO. 1586, STAMPED WITH LONDON DATE LETTER FOR 1775
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Barton. A fine 18K gold and enamel verge watch with matching chatelaine, enamel in the manner of Moser
Signed John Barton, London, No. 1586, stamped with London date letter for 1775
With gilt-finished verge movement, chain fusée, finely engraved and pierced foliage and scroll decorated balance cock and foot, diamond endstone, turned pillars, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold Louis XV hands, in circular case with finely chased and white champlevé enamel scroll and translucent blue guilloché enamel decorated bezel and rim, the back centred by an oval painted en grisaille enamel scene in the manner of Moser depicting two ladies and a cherub, together with a matching 18K gold and enamel châtelaine with attached trinket and seal, four en grisaille enamel scenes depicting various classical scenes, case stamped with casemaker's initials TP and London date letter for 1775, movement signed
45 mm. diam. & 180 mm. overall length
Signed John Barton, London, No. 1586, stamped with London date letter for 1775
With gilt-finished verge movement, chain fusée, finely engraved and pierced foliage and scroll decorated balance cock and foot, diamond endstone, turned pillars, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold Louis XV hands, in circular case with finely chased and white champlevé enamel scroll and translucent blue guilloché enamel decorated bezel and rim, the back centred by an oval painted en grisaille enamel scene in the manner of Moser depicting two ladies and a cherub, together with a matching 18K gold and enamel châtelaine with attached trinket and seal, four en grisaille enamel scenes depicting various classical scenes, case stamped with casemaker's initials TP and London date letter for 1775, movement signed
45 mm. diam. & 180 mm. overall length