- 44
Brockbank, London
估價
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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描述
- A GOLD PAIR CASED RUBY CYLINDER WATCH WITH REGULATOR TYPE DIAL1789, NO. 1809
- Yellow gold
- diameter 63 mm
Movement: gilded full plate movement, ruby cylinder escapement, the backplate and cock decorated in neoclassical manner, the cock’s neck with classical bust in profile wearing a laurel crown, fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power • gilt-metal dust cap with decorative classical engraving • movement and dust cap signed and numbered Brockbank,
London 1809
• Dial: white enamel regulator type dial with subsidiary hour dial above, seconds to the left and date to the right, outer minute ring, gold hands, dial signed Brockbanks
• Case: plain inner and outer cases, each hallmarked 1789 and with maker’s mark JC incuse (probably Joseph Carpenter)
London 1809
• Dial: white enamel regulator type dial with subsidiary hour dial above, seconds to the left and date to the right, outer minute ring, gold hands, dial signed Brockbanks
• Case: plain inner and outer cases, each hallmarked 1789 and with maker’s mark JC incuse (probably Joseph Carpenter)
來源
Phillips London, 16th December 1993, lot 143
出版
Terence Camerer Cuss, The English Watch 1585-1970, 2009, p. 298, pl. 184
Condition
Movement not running at time of cataloguing but appears complete and otherwise in good order. Dial appears to be in good condition. Inner case with slight depression to the band and pendant with internal repair. Outer case with light sucffs and some light indentations.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."
拍品資料及來源
This handsome watch has a dial with regulator style layout that is reminiscent of those used by Josiah Emery and others on their lever watches. The high quality movement follows a pattern that the Brockbanks employed in small numbers for some years and is an especially fine example, with a ruby rather than steel cylinder as well as Harrison’s maintaining power.
John and Myles Brockbank were among the pioneers of chronometer making. John was admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company in 1769. Myles was apprenticed to his brother
and was Free of the Clockmakers’ in 1776. At the end of 1780, Thomas Earnshaw worked with the Brockbanks on the construction of chronometers with pivoted detent
escapements. Shortly after Thomas Earnshaw claimed to have invented the spring detent escapement (1781), he quarrelled with John and Myles, taking his designs instead to Thomas Wright (see lot 39). Earnshaw was later to accuse the Brockbank brothers of revealing his designs of the spring detent to Arnold.
The Brockbanks were based at 6 Cowper’s Court between Cornhill and Lombard Street in the City of London. John Brockbank was a liveryman from 1777-1806, Myles retired
in 1808 and the pair were succeeded by their nephews, also called John and Myles who continued under the name ‘John Brockbank & Company’. From 1815-1835 the company was known as Brockbank and Atkins, still at 6 Cowper’s Court.
John and Myles Brockbank were among the pioneers of chronometer making. John was admitted to the Clockmakers’ Company in 1769. Myles was apprenticed to his brother
and was Free of the Clockmakers’ in 1776. At the end of 1780, Thomas Earnshaw worked with the Brockbanks on the construction of chronometers with pivoted detent
escapements. Shortly after Thomas Earnshaw claimed to have invented the spring detent escapement (1781), he quarrelled with John and Myles, taking his designs instead to Thomas Wright (see lot 39). Earnshaw was later to accuse the Brockbank brothers of revealing his designs of the spring detent to Arnold.
The Brockbanks were based at 6 Cowper’s Court between Cornhill and Lombard Street in the City of London. John Brockbank was a liveryman from 1777-1806, Myles retired
in 1808 and the pair were succeeded by their nephews, also called John and Myles who continued under the name ‘John Brockbank & Company’. From 1815-1835 the company was known as Brockbank and Atkins, still at 6 Cowper’s Court.