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A Thomas Earnshaw gold and enamel pair case verge watch, gilt…
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Sydney
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7-Dec-2020
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A Thomas Earnshaw gold and enamel pair case verge watch, gilt fullplate movement with fusee, engraved and pierced balance bridge cock. Verge escapement. Smooth doric columns. The fullplate signed Thos Earnshaw London, with serial number 3210. The enamel dial with gold poker hands and Arabic numerals, signed Earnshaw London. The inner 18k gold case signed 'Tc' with hallmarks for London, 1802, with winding hole to rear. The outer case with enamel bezel and rear, the front decorated with flora, the polychrome rear depicting a nativity scene. Diameter: 48 mm. Provenance: The collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney. Other Notes: Thomas Earnshaw (1749-1829) operated from 119 high Holborn. He was a famed maker of marine chronometers, with one of his used on hallmarked sterling Beagle during Charles Darwin's expedition. Another chronometer was used by Captain William Bligh on hallmarked sterling Providence.
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Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob