17,250 CHF
James Tregent, Leicester Square, London, No. 1215, English, circa 1765. Very fine, George III gold and enamel quar-ter repeating on a bell and à tact pair-cased watch with matching chatelaine and key. Outer: two-body, "Consular", back richly decorated withtranslucent imperial blue and white enamel wavy-lines and guil-lochésand centered with a two-handled vase, bezel decorated ensuite. Inner: two-body, made by Peter Mounier (PM), plainhinged bezel, the back of the case pierced and finely chased andengraved with rococo scrolls, shells, flowers and foliage. Gilt dustcover. Châtelaine: of four links decorated en suite with fourchains terminating in gold hooks, gold urn-seal, key, magnifyingglass and locket attached. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic mark-ers.Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. Notes James Tregent was a maker of repute who became watchmaker to the Prince of Wales. His watches can be found in the British Museum, the Guildhall Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The maker of the inner case, Peter Mounier, was working in Frith Street, Soho, from 1761 - only a few minutes walk from the Leicester Square workshop of James Tregent. The bell-maker Drury is associated with high grade English watch bells and his name is often found scratched on the bells of fine watches by many of the famous English makers working during the second half of the 18th century. An agate flask set with a clockwatch, the bell scr
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
