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A gold duplex hunter pocket…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Oct-2024
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Description:
A gold duplex hunter pocket watch, maker James McCabe English Circa 1802 5 cm diameter, 7.7 cm case hight. A gold duplex hunter pocket watch, maker James McCabe. English Circa 1802. 18 carat gold hunter, plain consular case. Long flattened pendant, gold stirrup bow. The case. bears London hallmarks for 18 carat gold and the year 1802. It also bears the case-maker's. mark "IR" and the number 4848. Grimwade's "London Goldsmiths" lists James Richards as. having this mark; he was a case-maker who worked in London from 1762 until at least 1816. White enamel dial, Arabic hour numerals, gold spade hands. A plain but attractive dial. Key wind, fusee drive, duplex escapement. Solid narrow balance cock, chased on the foot and. table with a foliate pattern. Three arm bi-metallic balance. Signed on the backplate "James. McCabe, London, 4848". Plain cylindrical pillars. Reference: Britten says James McCabe worked from 1780 to 1811; he was admitted to the freedom of the Clockmakers Company on the 2nd of April 1781, appointed to the livery in 1786, appointed warden in 1811 when he died. He was well known for fine watches and clocks, and. he specialised in duplex escapements. His best watches such as this example were engraved "James McCabe", second class "McCabe" and lowest quality "Beatson". McCabe watches are illustrated in "The English Watch 1585-1970" by Terence Camerer Cuss, and in Clutton and Daniels. "Watches". Dimensions: 5 cm diameter, 7.7 cm case hight
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob