A rare gilt-brass bon-bon dish timepiece No.764-12 attributed to Thomas Cole, London, circa 1850

3¼-inch silvered concave dial signed C.F.Hancock, London with engraved centre and fleur-de-lys hour hand, watch -type movement with cylinder escapement signed Lecomte, Geneve, the case in the form of a bob-bon dish with foliate engraved border and shaped handle, raised on a shallow tripod foot, the underside with shuttered apertures and signed C.F.Hancock, 39 Bruton St. London and stamped 764-12 (the 4 double stamped)

Another example of a bob-bon dish timepiece No.742-8 attributed to Thomas Cole was sold in these rooms 26th February 1998 lot 225. A further example No.783-14 was sold Christie's London 9th June 1999 lot 5.