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RICHARD WILSON. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND AGATE PAIR CASE QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH
RICHARD WILSON. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND AGATE PAIR CASE QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH
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RICHARD WILSON. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND AGATE PAIR CASE QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH

Signed Rich. Wilson, London, no. 2130, circa 1750

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RICHARD WILSON. A FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K GOLD AND AGATE PAIR CASE QUARTER REPEATING VERGE WATCH
Signed Rich. Wilson, London, no. 2130, circa 1750
Movement: Manual, gilt brass full plate, fusée and chain, verge escapement, engraved and pierced cock, engraved foot, quarter repeating on two hammers onto a bell, metal dust cap, both signed
Dial: White enamel, Roman numerals
Case: Pair cased, inner case with enraved floral and foliage decorated border, back centred by a stylised star, outer case with moss agate plates set into the engraved and pierced foliage and scroll decoration, 50 mm. overall diam.
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Lot Essay

The present timepiece is an attractive example of an 18th century repeating watch made in London.

The inner case is decorated with a finely chiseled and pierced foliage pattern and a cherub’s head, the gold outer case with agate plates in a ring of acanthus leaves and double-gadroon bezel.

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