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A gold pair-cased repousse…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Oct-2024
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Description:
A gold pair-cased repousse pocket watch, maker John Davison English Circa 1782 4 cm diameter, 4.7 cm high, 4.8 cm case diameter. A gold pair-cased repousse pocket watch, maker John Davison. English Circa 1782. Gold pair-cased watch with repousse outer case. Plain box, ornate swivelling pendant. White. enamel dial, inner chapter ring with Roman hour numerals, outer minute ring with Arabic. numerals. Blued steel beetle and poker hands, bulls-eye glass. Fusee drive, escapement converted to lever with solid, plain balance cock. Finely made squared pillars and decorative fusee stop. Key operated silver adjustment disc on backplate. Signed 'Jno Davison, London, 2757' on backplate. The repousse scene depicts a warrior in a plumed helmet being offered a goblet by a seated. woman with another woman standing behind her with her hand to her face. Provenance: Purchased from St. John Reid of Little Collins Street, Melbourne for $500.00 in about 1968. St. John said the fact that the escapement had been converted did not detract a lot from the. value of the watch because it has been done well and at an early date, to improve the accuracy. of time keeping. Dimensions: 4 cm diameter, 4.7 cm high, 4.8 cm case diameter
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob