109th Auction
2023/11/18
Lot 106
Robert Newman
A rare London verge pocket watch with hour strike "petite sonnerie"
Sold
estimated
3.000—4.000 €
Price realized
1.700 €
specific features
Case
Copper, firegilt, bezel and band on the reverse with sound holes, rear bell.
Dial
Firegilt champlevé dial.
Movement
Full plate movement, chain/fusee, florally engraved barrel, 1 hammer, three-arm steel balance.
Diam.57 mm
Circa1730
Ctry.England
Wt.184 g
Strangely enough this extremely skilled watchmaker is not mentioned in the standard horological literature.
The quality of this timepiece tells its own tale. The back of the case shows the remains of an engraved coat of arms.