8,750 HKD
WILLIAM COMYNS, SILVER DESK TIMEPIECE William Comyns, Swiss movement, English silver hallmarks for 1899, case stamped with casemaker's mark W. C. Fine, keyless, 8-day going desk timepiece in solid silver case with carry handle. To be sold without reserve Rectangular, polished, side, top and rear panels decorated with winged cherubs, hinged back door, bun feet, hinged scroll handle. Circular white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel spade hands. Rectangular gilt brass plates, plain pillars, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued steel fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dim. 12 cm x 7.7 cm x 6.5 cm. excluding handle.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-10-23
