6,490 CHF
"John Ellicott Miniature Gold Watch" Ellicott, London, No. 734. London hallmarks for 1768. Very fine and very rare, miniature, 18K gold pair-cased pendant watch. Outer: two-body, by John Wright (master mark), polished, extended rims. Inner: two-body, “bassine” by John Wright (master mark), with curved-in edge, winding aperture at the back. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions. Gold “spade” hands. 21 mm, hinged, frosted gilt fullplate with turned tapered cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, single- footed cock pierced and engraved with foliage and a mask, silver regulation disc. Movement signed, both cases with London hallmarks for 1768 and the master mark IW. Diam. 30 mm. Notes This watch was probably updated at the end of the 18th Century. John Ellicott (1706-1772). The elder John Ellicott was apprenticed to John Waters in 1687. Free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1696, he taught at least four apprentices. Elected to the Court of Assistants in 1726, he served as Warden from 1731 until his death in 1733. He resided in the parish of All Hallows, London Wall. Ellicott was an excellent craftsman; one movement known by him, dating from shortly after 1700, is for a very thin watch measuring only 1/5 inch between the plates. Another watch by Ellicott has a very early example of a center-seconds hand. He often concealed his name under the cock and balance. The most eminent member of the
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
