19th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

Spring Sale (Day One)

 
  Lot 168
 

168

~ A Fine 18 Carat Gold Repeating Pocket Watch with Calendar and Lunar Phase Indications, signed...

~ A Fine 18 Carat Gold Repeating Pocket Watch with Calendar and Lunar Phase Indications, signed Hubert Sarton A Liege, circa 1800, gilt fusee movement signed Hubt Sarton A Liege, pierced balance bridge with a ruby endstone, plunge pendant to operate repeat with two polished steel hammers striking the inside of the case, enamel dial with Arabic numerals, four dials for day (in French), date, lunar phases, and seconds, dial outer border depicting months of the year, gold beetle and poker hands, case back of the case engraved with measures in four quadrants, for Long Measure, Wine Measure, Dry Measure and Avoirdupoise Weight, surrounding a central engraved cypher with baronets badge and the outer case edge inscribed 'Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley, Bart Drakelow, Derbyshire', for Sir Nigel, 7th Baronet (1753-1808), consular case stamped inside the back cover 18k, case maker's mark FIRL and numbered 1899, 62mm wide Provenance: Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley, 7th Baronet and probably by descent to his daughter Emma Sophia, who married Richard Edensor Heathcote, M.P.

Sold for £6,500
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500


 

09.02.21 Case with surface scratches, back cover with dents, back cover engraved throughout with measures in four quadrants and with a central cypher with baronets badge and an outer inscription, glass with scratches, dial with chips and small hairline cracks between 3 and 4 o'clock, dial with other minor scratches, fusee chain is still visible but has disconnected from the barrel, movement and repeat are not working at present. Total watch weight 161g.

 


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