Lot 303

Robert Roskell, Liverpool, Movement No. 27640, Case No. 27640, 55 mm, 151 g, circa 1818
A gentleman's English pair-cased pocket watch with rack-lever escapement according to Peter Litherland
Case: outer case - 18K gold. Inner case - 18k gold, movement protection cap. Dial: gilt, frosted, engine-turned centre. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, large chatoned jewels "Liverpool windows", rack-lever escapement, three-arm steel balance.
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".

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