98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 356
Anthony Guiguer, London, Movement No. 1191, 44 mm, 67 g, circa 1700
A pair-cased verge pocket watch with "repoussé" decoration "The flute playing shepherd"
Case: outer case - 22K gold, "repoussé" decoration. Inner case - 14K gold, case maker's punch mark "PIEI". Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
The elaborate outer case is decorated with a finely chased scenery, showing a herdsman playing the flute in a sylvan setting; the scene is framed by a cartouche made of volute garlands and baskets filled with fruits. A dog sleeps peacefully at the man’s feet while a cow stands on his right.
Anthony Guiguer was made free of Clockmakers' Company in December 1687 and paid quarterage until the early 1690s.
A pair-cased verge pocket watch with "repoussé" decoration "The flute playing shepherd"
Case: outer case - 22K gold, "repoussé" decoration. Inner case - 14K gold, case maker's punch mark "PIEI". Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
The elaborate outer case is decorated with a finely chased scenery, showing a herdsman playing the flute in a sylvan setting; the scene is framed by a cartouche made of volute garlands and baskets filled with fruits. A dog sleeps peacefully at the man’s feet while a cow stands on his right.
Anthony Guiguer was made free of Clockmakers' Company in December 1687 and paid quarterage until the early 1690s.
Sold
estimated
2.500—4.000 €
Price realized
2.200 €