English gold half hunting cased lever with carrousel Circa 1896

Gold half hunter with carrousel by Barraud & Lunds
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An English 18-carat gold half hunting cased lever pocket watch with carrousel, circa 1896. Gilt three-quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel, unusual richly engraved 52½ minute revolving carriage, engraved cock, compensation balance, freesprung blue steel double overcoil hairspring, English lever escapement. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals and blue steel hands. Plain case with blue enamel chapter ring, monogram on the back cover, and a dedication engraved on the gold cuvette, two fly springs to open the front cover. Maker’s mark JW in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Barraud and Lunds (Cornhill) 14 Bishopsgate Street
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A fine example of late 19th Century English watchmaking showing the use of a Bonniksen carrousel by one of the leading makers of the period.