Fine Watches including Masterworks of Time, Collector’s Watches

Fine Watches including Masterworks of Time, Collector’s Watches

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Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

Robert Preston, Liverpool

No. 898 A gold and enamel consular cased verge watch Circa 1790

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Lot Closed

February 10, 03:23 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

Robert Preston, Liverpool

No. 898

A gold and enamel consular cased verge watch

Circa 1790


• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, decoratively pierced and engraved balance cock, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, signed Rt Preston, Liverpool, no.898

• Dial: white enamel, Arabic numerals, gold arrowhead hands, aperture for winding

• Case: gold, the back with ruby coloured translucent enamel over engine-turning, outer white enamel banding with gold foliate highlights, further bands of translucent red guilloché enamel, stirrup-form bow, front and back bezel hallmarked


diameter 45mm

In Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Brian Loomes notes that Robert Preston was based at Dale Street, Liverpool and was declared bankrupt in 1793.