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| Index No. A6114 | Gold Repousse English Verge |
| A mid 18th Century English verge in fine gold repousse pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover, square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone. Flat polished steel screws, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands. Fine 22 carat gold pair cases. Inner case with London hallmarks (date letter indistinct), maker's mark "IR", decorative gold pendant and bow. Finely chased and engraved repousse outer case, the scene depicting Rinaldo and Armida. | ||
| Signed | Thos Baskerville London | |
| Condition | Circa | 1750 |
| Case | Excellent. | ||
| Dial | Excellent. | Diameter | 51mm |
| Movement | Excellent. | Depth | 15.5 mm |
| A fine example of a mid 18th Century repousse watch showing almost no sign of wear. Thomas Baskerville was free of the Clockmakers Company 1738 - 1752. The scene of Rinaldo and Armida is taken from a painting by Louis Silvestre now in Cliche Bibliotheque Nationale de France. A watch by Quare and Horseman, circa 1725, now in the British Museum, bears the same scene. This has the signature of Ishmael Parbury who died September 1746. Nicholas Chateau took an engraving of the painting of Rinaldo and Armida in 1708. Prints after Silvestre were included in a sale after Parbury's death. |
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