German gold hunting cased quality 1A lever watch Circa 1877

Gold lavishly decorated full hunter Julius Assmann
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A very fine 18 carat gold hunting cased quality 1A Glashütte lever pocket watch, circa 1877. ¾ Plate movement, a piston tooth lever escapement and gold screw compensation balance. White enamel dial with Arabic hours, an outer minute track, a sunk center and subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, Louis XIV hands. A lavishly, florally engraved case, a cartouche with monogram GP on the front. Dial signed, case numbered, movement and cuvette signed and numbered, case and movement with matching numbers. Comes with a 14 carat gold watch chain.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Weight: 113 g
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Signed: J-Assmann Glashütte I/Sachsen
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The perfect execution of the case decoration is probably due to Gustav Gessner from Silberberg, the former engraver of the Eppner company. Gessner has been based in Glashütte since 1875. He was one of the best-known and most sought-after engravers in Glashütte, a member of the supervisory board of the watchmaking school, and a municipal and city councillor. Old sources tell of how relieved the students at the watchmaking school brought their pieces to Gessner to proudly have their names stamped on them. Whether the ornaments were made according to the design of the head of the Royal Textile School in Dresden, Privy Councilor Professor Carl Ludwig Theodor Graff, cannot be verified.