107th Auction
2022/11/19
Lot 45
R. Roskell
A rare Liverpool pocket watch with rack-lever escapement according to Peter Litherland
Sold
estimated
1.800—4.000 €
Price realized
2.500 €
specific features
Case
18 K rose gold, engine-turned, case maker's punch mark "TH" (Thomas Helsby, Liverpool), movement protection cap.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Full plate movement, keywind, rack-lever escapement, three-arm steel balance.
Case no.9815
Diam.49 mm
Circa1812
Ctry.England
Wt.119 g
For collectors of English watches or rare escapements, this piece is a nice addition to the collection, as it is a pocket watch with rare rack-lever experimental escapement, made by the important Liverpool watchmaker Robert Roskell.
Robert Roskell was a qualified watch and clockmaker in Liverpool and London. Due to his various partnerships and takeovers he signed in turn with: "Robert & Son", "Hunt & Roskell", "Robert Roskell Liverpool" or "Roskell Liverpool".