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A rare silver-gilt pair-cased…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Oct-2024
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A rare silver-gilt pair-cased pocket watch, maker John Pepys English Circa 1700 4.7 cm diameter, 6.2 cm high, 6 cm case diameter. A rare silver-gilt pair-cased pocket watch, maker John Pepys. English Circa 1700. silver-gilt pair cased watch, the gilding almost completely worn off. Silver-gilt champleve dial, blued steel beetle and poker hands. Signed " Pepys» above the centre in a cartouche surrounded by foliate scrolling and surmounted by a cherub's head, and signed "London" below in a cartouche surrounded by foliate scrolling and surmounted by two urns. Movement with verge escapement, fusee and chain drive. Footed, pierced and engraved. balance cock, the table with a foliate pattern centred by a shell, the foot below a mask on the table. Pierced fret with head of exotic bird forming pointer for regulator dial. Signed on the backplate "John Pepys London". Straight, square column pillars, ornate fusee stop. Mainspring regulator under spring barrel. Reference: John Pepys was apprenticed to Jno Harris in 1672, and free of the Clockmakers Company in. 1686; he was appointed master in 1707. He had four sons who were all apprenticed to him. He died in 1715. Represented with a watch in the British Museum and a clock in the Weatherfield Collection. Provenance: Purchased by Norman Dean from Lawrence Gould in December 1971 for 260 pounds, restored by Camerer Cuss & Co in December 1975 for 43 pounds. Dimensions: 4.7 cm diameter, 6.2 cm high, 6 cm case diameter.
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