102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 438
Richard Ganthony, London, Lombard Street, Movement No. 2020, 57 mm, 165 g, circa 1815
A heavy quarter repeating pocket chronometer with duplex escapement
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "WM", hallmark of 1814. Dial: enamel, off-white. Movm.: full plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, balance spring with temperature compensation, three-arm gold balance.
The unusual temperature compensation and the masterly execution make this a very interesting timepiece by the Clockmaker’s Company of London. The typically English, off-white dial bears the signature of Richard Ganthony, who was freed from the company in 1794 after his apprenticeship with Thomas Miles and who became a master in 1828. His son Richard Pinfold Ganthony was also a watchmaker. Father and son presumably both died around 1845.
A heavy quarter repeating pocket chronometer with duplex escapement
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "WM", hallmark of 1814. Dial: enamel, off-white. Movm.: full plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, balance spring with temperature compensation, three-arm gold balance.
The unusual temperature compensation and the masterly execution make this a very interesting timepiece by the Clockmaker’s Company of London. The typically English, off-white dial bears the signature of Richard Ganthony, who was freed from the company in 1794 after his apprenticeship with Thomas Miles and who became a master in 1828. His son Richard Pinfold Ganthony was also a watchmaker. Father and son presumably both died around 1845.
Sold
estimated
3.500—5.000 €
Price realized
4.000 €