111st Auction
2024/11/16
Lot 307
Robert RoskellRack-Lever No. 1
An important Liverpool pair-cased pocket watch with rack-lever escapement according to Peter Litherland - THIS IS MOVEMENT NO. 1
Sold
estimated
2.500—4.000 €
Price realized
3.900 €
specific features
Case
Outer and inner case - 18 K rose gold, movement protection cap.
Dial
Enamel, off-white.
Movement
Full plate movement, keywind, large chatoned jewels "Liverpool windows", rack-lever escapement, three-arm steel balance.
Diam.57 mm
Circa1810
Ctry.England
Wt.145 g
For collectors of English watches or rare escapements, this piece is a real highlight. It is the first example of 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".
Watches and chronometers by Robert Roskell can be found in several renowned museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Powerhouse Museum, Melbourne Museum - Museum Victoria, National Maritime Museum & Royal Observatory.