Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作:西器東傳」
Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作:西器東傳」
A SILVER PAIR CASED SUN AND MOON WATCH CIRCA 1720 [銀製雙套殼日月懷錶,年份約1720]
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November 12, 03:05 PM GMT
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N. Weylandt, Amsterdam
A SILVER PAIR CASED SUN AND MOON WATCH
CIRCA 1720
[銀製雙套殼日月懷錶,年份約1720]
• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain flat balance, decoratively pierced and engraved balance bridge centred with a sheaf of arrows engraved Propatria and surrounded by flora, foliage and fruit, decoratively pierced and engraved asymmetrical foot surrounding the silver regulation plate, baluster pillars, fusee and chain, signed N. Weylandt, Amsterdam
• Dial: silver champlevé dial, large aperture with rotating disc divided into day and night, the hours indicated to an outer semi-circular chapter ring with Roman numerals, the daytime hours indicated by a gilt sun with pointer, the night hours indicated by the moon with pointer, outer Arabic minute track, aperture for date, lacking minute hand, the lower half of the dial with chased and engraved harbour scene depicting sailing ships and rowing boats
• Case: plain silver inner, aperture for winding to back • plain silver outer case
diameter of outer case 59mm, inner 51.5mm
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