$6,900
Ball, Black & Co. , Manufactures of Jewelry, Silverware and Gas Fixtures, 565 & 567 Broadway (corner of Prince St.), New York, sold to Mr. J.B. Warden on May 14, 1861 for $240.00 with a gold chain for an additional $60.00.Very fine, rare and important,18K gold, hunting-cased watch with a heavy gold chain, accompanied by its original invoice. four-body, "bassine", corrugated band, front engraved with a scene of Louis IX in armor on a horse, a sword in his hand, army camp tents in the background, back cover engraved with a battle scene, St. Louis in the foreground with a battle-ax in his hand, palm trees in the background, fixed cuvette with engraved hawthorne leaves and flowers around the winding aperture, unusual palm tree-shaped pendant, gilt dust cap, heavy gold chain. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk susidiary seconds with the track on the main dial. Gold "fleur-de-lys" hands. 44.15 mm, frost gilt brass, full plate with cylindrical pillars, 15 jewels, lateral English lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator with silver scale sector.Signed on the movement and the dial by J.F. Cooper. The case stamped by Ball, Black and Co., and with prestige English hallmarks.Diam. 56 mm. Notes This watch-one of the most outstanding examples of early American casemaking art-is particularly important on two accounts. First, it is extremely rare to find such an early watch with its origin Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-28
