111st Auction
2024/11/16
Lot 247
John WillatsAeneas and Achates facing Dido
A rare London double-cased high relief repoussé verge pocket watch with date "Aeneas and Achates appearing to Dido"
Sold
estimated
1.600—3.500 €
Price realized
4.500 €
specific features
Case
Outer case - 18 K gold, chased mythological scene in high relief. Inner case - 18 K gold, smooth.
Dial
Gold champlevé.
Movement
Full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance.
Diam.49 mm
Circa1760
Ctry.England
Wt.105 g
This exquisitely finished pocket watch has a very ornamental, intricately chased outer case of supreme haptic quality, with individual figures that have a unique three-dimensional depth.
John Willats was born around 1720. He died in 1762.