90th Auction

2014/11/15

Lot 374

A collection of 3 verge pocket watches
DeRoy, London, 44 mm, 66 g, circa 1770
A repoussé pair-cased verge pocket watch of southern German origin
Case: outer case - 18k gold, the back side decorated with rocailles and volutes, in the centre a high relief depiction of a gallant man with a musket in his hands, large outer hinge. Inner case - 18k gold, polished, case maker punch mark "GLD" in a heart. Dial: gold, Champlevé, inlaid radial Roman numerals, blued steel "Poker & Beetle" hands. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, firegilt, applied floral decorations, signed, chain/fusee, square baluster pillars, three-arm brass balance, engraved and pierced balance bridge.

Sold

estimated
4.8006.000 €
Price realized
6.000 €