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A silver pair-cased pocket…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Oct-2024
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Description:
A silver pair-cased pocket watch, maker Tarts English Circa 1778 4.2 cm diameter, 5.6 cm high, 5.2 cm case diameter. A silver pair-cased pocket watch, maker Tarts. English Circa 1778. Gents silver pair-cased watch. Silver dial with ornate arched chapter ring, hours in Roman. numerals in inner ring and minutes in Arabic numerals in outer ring on separate panels. Ornate. Continental style hands, signed 'Tarts' in the centre with a date aperture below. Silver repousse. outer case badly worn, with a scene of four figures around a table set with food, a dog in the. foreground. Possibly meant to be classical Grecian. The tableau is surrounded by acanthus leaf scroll work, with a foliate border. Fusee drive, verge escapement. Balance cock of continental bridge type. Squared pillars, silver. adjustment disc on backplate. Signed 'Tarts, London, 1594' on backplate. The outer case is not hallmarked, the inner case bears a London hallmark for 1778. Reference: This type of watch is mentioned by Baillie, who says Tarts could be a fictitious name; the watch could have been made in Holland and the hallmark forged. It has been suggested that Tarts was a Dutch maker who came to London and who continued making watches on Continental lines. Provenance: Purchased from L Oakman of Campbelltown, New South Wales on 16/10/1967 for $220.00. Dimensions: 4.2 cm diameter, 5.6 cm high, 5.2 cm case diameter
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob