106th Auction
2022/5/21
Lot 405
Samuel Toulmin
A remarkable London pair-cased verge pocket watch with tortoiseshell miniature painting
Sold
estimated
900—1.500 €
Price realized
1.000 €
specific features
Case
Outer case - brass, gilt, tortoiseshell. Inner case - copper, gilt.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance.
Diam.51 mm
Circa1770
Ctry.England
Wt.102 g
The rim of the underpainted tortoiseshell outer case is painted with delicate moss plants in the manner of moss agate. In the centre, in a gold-framed mandorla, a young lady leans casually against a lidded vase in a mountainous landscape, a lamb lying at her feet.
The records of Brian Loomes show that Samuel Toulmin was mentioned as a watchmaker in London before 1757 up to 1783.