102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 264
Thomas Carter, London, 58 mm, 171 g, circa 1700
An early and rare pair-cased verge clock watch with day and night indication by sun and moon dial
Case: outer case - silver, engraving on the back side "W.J.G. 1632". Inner case - silver, case maker's punch mark "TM". Dial: silver, Champlevé. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm iron balance.
The silver Champlevé dial has retrograde Roman hours for night and day. In the upper half of the centre is a semi-circular opening showing the phases of the sun on an engraved gold sun disc or the moon phases on an engraved silver moon and inlaid stars on a blued disc, which revolves once every 24 hours. When the sun disappears on the right side of the display, the moon appears on the left. The lower half of the dial bears the signature of the watchmaker and is decorated with chased flower scrolls and heads of fantasy birds.
An early and rare pair-cased verge clock watch with day and night indication by sun and moon dial
Case: outer case - silver, engraving on the back side "W.J.G. 1632". Inner case - silver, case maker's punch mark "TM". Dial: silver, Champlevé. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm iron balance.
The silver Champlevé dial has retrograde Roman hours for night and day. In the upper half of the centre is a semi-circular opening showing the phases of the sun on an engraved gold sun disc or the moon phases on an engraved silver moon and inlaid stars on a blued disc, which revolves once every 24 hours. When the sun disappears on the right side of the display, the moon appears on the left. The lower half of the dial bears the signature of the watchmaker and is decorated with chased flower scrolls and heads of fantasy birds.
Sold
estimated
2.200—3.500 €
Price realized
3.800 €