A rare silver-cased sun and… - The Norman Dean Collection of Important English and Continental Pocket Watches - Artvisory

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A rare silver-cased sun and moon pocket watch no. 340, maker Richard Baker English circa 1690 4.5 cm diameter, 5.5 cm high, 5.5 cm case diameter. A rare silver-cased sun and moon pocket watch no. 340, maker Richard Baker. English circa 1690. This watch is a variation on the "wandering hour" style. The silver dial has a semi-circular cut-out on the upper edge of which appear the hours marked with Roman numerals. A disc revolves within the cut-out in the dial bearing either a sun pointing to the hour of the day or a moon pointing to the hour in the night. The minutes are told by a seperate minute hand which points to the minutes set out on the outer ring of the dial. The watch has a plain silver inner case (or box) with a tortoiseshell outer case decorated with silver pique work, fitted with a stirrup bow. The box bears the case-maker's mark "W1", both Thomas Tompion and Daniel Delander used this case-maker. The movement has a verge escapement with fusee and chain. The balance cock is round, and it is rimmed and is also "winged": near the foot, decorative wings extend from the rim of the balance cock. The front plate and the back plate are held apart by tulip pillars. Attached to the watch is a contemporary blacksmith-made chain. Provenance: Purchased by Norman Dean by Terence Cammer Cuss as agent at Sotheby's London 5/3/1981 for 2600 English Pounds plus buyer's premium and Terence's commission making a total of 2933 English Pounds. Reference: Richard Baker was first apprenticed to John Chatfield, a blacksmith, in 1680 and "turned over" to Richard Browne in 1683; free of the Clockmakers Company in 1685. He continued working until 1710. Dimensions: 4.5 cm diameter, 5.5 cm high, 5.5 cm case diameter

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Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob