Lot Essay
Thomas Windmills, the son of Joseph Windmills, was apprenticed in 1686, became free of the Clockmaker's Guild in 1695 and was a Master from 1719-1732.
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SIGNED THO. WINDMILLS, LONDON, NO. 3743, CIRCA 1709
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THOMAS WINDMILLS. A GOLD PAIR CASE GOLD VERGE CLOCKWATCH
SIGNED THO. WINDMILLS, LONDON, NO. 3743, CIRCA 1709
Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, pierced Egyptian pillars, striking on a bell with strike/silent lever under the bezel, later white enamel dial, Roman numerals for hours, Arabic numerals for minutes, beetle and poker hands, inner case pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls and a mask, outer case pierced and engraved with central monogram, seven-piece hinges, movement signed, outer case numbered
57mm diam.
SIGNED THO. WINDMILLS, LONDON, NO. 3743, CIRCA 1709
Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, pierced Egyptian pillars, striking on a bell with strike/silent lever under the bezel, later white enamel dial, Roman numerals for hours, Arabic numerals for minutes, beetle and poker hands, inner case pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls and a mask, outer case pierced and engraved with central monogram, seven-piece hinges, movement signed, outer case numbered
57mm diam.
Provenance
The Albert Odmark Collection of Important Clocks and Watches, Christie's London, March 11, 2005, lot 156.
ALBERT ODMARK NOTES:
Purchased from Earl Hackett, 20 January, 1968.
ALBERT ODMARK NOTES:
Purchased from Earl Hackett, 20 January, 1968.
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