Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
A gold and enamel pair cased dumb half-quarter repeating cylinder watch with matching chatelaine 1769-70, no. 765
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Alexander Cumming
A gold and enamel pair cased dumb half-quarter repeating cylinder watch with matching chatelaine
1769-70, no. 765
• Movement: gilded full plate, cylinder escapement, fusee and chain, flat three-arm balance, decoratively pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, silver regulation plate, two polished steel hammers repeating on two steel blocks mounted to inner case band, signed and numbered Alex Cumming, London, 765, gilt-metal dust cap signed A. Cumming, London
• Dial: white enamel with hairlines, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, filigree hands
• Cases: plain gold inner case, plunge pendant for repeat, aperture for winding to back, provision for pulse piece at 5.30 • gold outer case, the back centred with translucent Royal blue enamel over an engraved floral bouquet, the bezels with matching decoration, diamond-set thumb piece, inner and outer cases hallmarked 1769-1770and with incuse case maker's mark PM for Peter Mounier
• Chatelaine: the matching chatelaine with gold mounts fused over brass plaques and composed of four panels, each with a translucent blue enamel painted floral bouquet, some enamel repairs, the upper panel forming the pendant hook and suspending four pendant chains with small enamel flowers each terminating in a clip
diameter 49mm