Exquisite Dutch 20 carat gold repoussé verge watch Circa 1725

Gold repoussé pocket watch in pair cases
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An exquisite Dutch 20 carat gold pair cased repoussé pocket watch, circa 1725. Full plate movement, keywind, applied floral ornaments, fire gilded, chain/fusee, verge escapement, fluted pillars with foliage, three armed brass balance, engraved and pierced silver balance bridge with flowers, shell decoration and ruby ​​stones. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minutes, poker and beetle hand. Lavishly decorated pair cases of French origin, outer case with mythological scene: Minerva protects the sleeping Telemachus from Cupid’s love arrows. Because of its excellent, outstanding quality, this case can only be the work of one of the best masters of the time. Plain inner case, between the cases is still the original intermediate sheet of silk.
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Diameter: 55 mm
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Weight: 144 g
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Signed: Brown London
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This watch bears the signature ‘Brown London’, but probably it is a falsifying indication. In the 18th century, English clocks were among the most sought after of their time. For this reason, it was common among watchmakers to provide the popular instruments with an English signature. A closer look at the work shows it can only be about a watch of a Dutch master. Looking at simultaneously created watches by Paulus Bramer or Cornelius Uyterweer, the typical, charmingly playful movement pillars, the double sided screw connection of the spindle bridge and also the engravings at the bottom edge of the plate are shown. Another feature is the typical Dutch dial and the curved minute hand.
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Literature: J. Beringen, Horloges van Nederlandse Uurwerkmakers 1600 – 1800 and C. Peters, Hollandse Horloges.