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A rare silver pair-cased pocket…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Oct-2024
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A rare silver pair-cased pocket watch, maker Henry Massy English Circa 1705 4.8 cm diameter, 5.4 cm high, 6 cm case diameter. A rare silver pair-cased pocket watch, maker Henry Massy. English Circa 1705. Silver pair cased watch, the outer case covered with black leather decorated with silver pin-. work, the inner case bearing the number 2261 and the casemaker's mark P.R.N Silver champleve dial with blued steel beetle and poker hands. Signed "Massy" in a cartouche above the centre of the dial and "London" in a cartouche below. Both cartouches are surrounded by elaborate scroll work and the higher cartouche is surmounted by a shell. There is a ringed date aperture below the lower. cartouche. The movement has a verge escapement with fusee and chain drive, and an ornate fusee. stop. Winged, pierced and engraved cock in a foliate design, eagle at top of table with spread wings, centre with shell and female mask near foot. The latter is similarly pierced and engraved, as is the fret around the indicator dial for the regulator. The plates are separated by ornate Egyptian pillars with scrolling above, and there is an ornate fusee stop. Signed on the backplate "Henry Massy, London,No. 2261". Reference: Henry Massy was a son of Nicholas Massy of Blois who came to London in about 1660;. Henry was made a brother of the Clockmakers Company in 1692 and worked until 1745. He has watches in the Guildhall Museum, the Science Museum and private collections. In a letter to Norman from Terence Camerer Cuss, Terence states "This watch is really in. exquisite condition and has seen little use. Even the hinge to the outer case is still tight. It was at one time in the collection of Lord Harris. Henry Massy is of course a well-known name.". Provenance: Purchased by Norman Dean from Camerer Cuss & Co on 9/1/1978 for 1200 pounds. Dimensions: 4.8 cm diameter, 5.4 cm high, 6 cm case diameter
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