A9708
Gold Half Hunter by Nicole Nielsen
£1,950.00
Signed London & Ryder 17 New Bond Street London
Hallmarked London 1872
Hallmarked London 1872
A mid 19th Century English lever by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case.
Diameter 49 mm
Out of stock
Description
A mid 19th Century English lever by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with Nicole's patent winding. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial, subsidiary seconds offset at nine o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring secured by three gold screws. Clip on back, maker's mark “AN” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.
Nicole Nielsen manufactured for many of the eminent watchmaking firms in the second half of the 19th Century. Some were also retailed in other countries such as Australia and America, Tiffanys being one of their principal customers. Adolphe Nicole took out the patent for keyless winding number 10,348 in 1844.
