Anonymous

Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

Anonymous

Continental

No. 884

A rock crystal single cased verge watch

Circa 1770

• Movement: gilded skeletonised, verge escapement, flat polished steel balance, cover to spring barrel in the form of a pentagram, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, one bridge numbered 884

• Dial: skeletonised gilded dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, central star motif, outer polished steel rim, paste-set hands

• Case: polished bezel with decoratively engraved gold rims, the case back of rock crystal centred with a stylised flower, radiating swirls with alternating hatched and hobnail incised decoration, yellow gold mounts

width 47.5mm