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A very fine Markwick Markham, Perigal gold and enamel pair case…
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Sydney
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7-Dec-2020
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A very fine Markwick Markham, Perigal gold and enamel pair case verge watch, made for the Turkish market, gilt fullplate movement with fusee, engraved and pierced balance cock. Verge escapement. The fullplate signed Markwick Markham Perigal London, with serial number 1219. The enamel dial signed with Turkish numerals and gold beetle and poker hands. The inner case signed 'An' & Hallmarked London 1813 with a very fine polychrome enamel floral scene to the rear, with a floral and leaf motif around the rim and bezel. The outer case hallmarked with the same date stamp, with an delicately worked polychrome enamel floral scene, painted over guilloche, with floral motifs around the edge and bezel. With an enamel and gilt winding key. Diameter: 37 mm. Provenance: Anne Schofield Antiques, Sydney, the collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1979. Other Notes: Markwick Markham (1720-60) was known to associate with other makers, and held a strong enough reputation that makers such as Perigal and story traded with his name after his death, likely by arrangement with Markham's representatives. Other watches with 'Story' have been known to originate from the 1780s. Condition: a small loss to the enamel polychrome floral scene to the rear of the outer case, revealing the guilloche working below.
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