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AN 18TH CENTURY GOLD CYLINDER PAIR CASE POCKET STOP WATCH, BY JOHN ELLICOT
The white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute numerals, sweep centre seconds and beetle and poker hands, the gilt cylinder movement with fusee, pierced foliate balance cock and foot, three arm balance wheel, rose-cut diamond end stone, decorative pillars and silver cap, in plain inner and outer case, engraved 'Mrs Susan Coutts', hallmarked London 1761, case 50mm
Movement and cap signed John Ellicott, London, no. 2074
The white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute numerals, sweep centre seconds and beetle and poker hands, the gilt cylinder movement with fusee, pierced foliate balance cock and foot, three arm balance wheel, rose-cut diamond end stone, decorative pillars and silver cap, in plain inner and outer case, engraved 'Mrs Susan Coutts', hallmarked London 1761, case 50mm
Movement and cap signed John Ellicott, London, no. 2074
Provenance
Formerly the property of the Coutts banking family
Further Details
The inscription probably refers to Susan 'Starky' Coutts, wife of Thomas Coutts (1735-1822) who owned Coutts & Co Bank