97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 442

Eardley Norton, London, Movement No. 29159, Case No. 29159, 57 mm, 132 g, circa 1780
An English pair-cased quarter repeating verge pocket watch
Case: outer case - 22k gold. Inner case - 22k gold, florally engraved and pierced band, rear bell. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, 2 hammers, three-arm brass balance.
Eardley Norton was, in his time, a renowned and famous maker who produced complicated astronomical and musical clocks as well as pocket watches; many of his timepieces are in museums today. Some of his clocks have been signed "Yeldrae Notron", which is his name spelled backwards - it is possible that this was intended to distinguish them as a kind of second quality. King George III bought one of Norton’s astronomical clocks and it is still in Buckingham Palace, together with a similar piece by Christopher Pinchbeck. Norton was active from around 1760 to 1794, when his workshop in St. John Street was taken over by Gravell & Tolkein. They did business there until at least 1820.

Sold

estimated
1.5003.500 €
Price realized
2.700 €