English clockwatch verge for the Turkish market Circa 1795
- Kenmerk
- SA9746
- Diameter
- 65 mm
- Estimate
- € 10.000 - 25.000
- Price sold
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Gold and gilt metal clock watch by Daniel de St. Leu
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An English gold and gilt metal pair cased quarter striking clockwatch made for the Turkish market, circa 1795, gilt full plate movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, verge escapement, signed gilt dust cover.
White enamel dial, Turkish numerals, gold beetle and poker hands, inner case finely pierced and engraved to the band with scroll decoration, gilt metal and shagreen outer case with scalloped edge and demi-lune sound frets, dial, movement and cuvette signed, case maker’s mark I.E.
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Diameter: 65 mm
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Signed: Dan De St. Leu Watchmaker to her Majesty London
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Daniel de St. Leu originally came from Geneva and worked from 1753 to 1797; he created some of the most beautiful and intricate watches of the eighteenth century. In 1765 he was appointed watchmaker to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III – the fact that all of de St. Leu’s watches after this year are either signed ‘Sevt. to her Majesty’, or ‘Watch Maker to her Majesty’ is proof that he held this title for the rest of his life.
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An English gold and gilt metal pair cased quarter striking clockwatch made for the Turkish market, circa 1795, gilt full plate movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, verge escapement, signed gilt dust cover.
White enamel dial, Turkish numerals, gold beetle and poker hands, inner case finely pierced and engraved to the band with scroll decoration, gilt metal and shagreen outer case with scalloped edge and demi-lune sound frets, dial, movement and cuvette signed, case maker’s mark I.E.
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Diameter: 65 mm
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Signed: Dan De St. Leu Watchmaker to her Majesty London
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Daniel de St. Leu originally came from Geneva and worked from 1753 to 1797; he created some of the most beautiful and intricate watches of the eighteenth century. In 1765 he was appointed watchmaker to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III – the fact that all of de St. Leu’s watches after this year are either signed ‘Sevt. to her Majesty’, or ‘Watch Maker to her Majesty’ is proof that he held this title for the rest of his life.
De St. Leu was specialized in the production of watches for the wealthy Ottoman market, where the clientele wanted their watches to be pieces of jewellery, often in lavish gold cases with elaborate decoration and set with precious stones. In the 18th century, English watches were very much in demand on the Ottoman market and exported in great numbers from England. R. Rolt states in ‘A New Dictionary of Trade and Commerce’, 1756, that “Great quantities of watches are exported to Asia, particularly to Turkey; where they serve more for ornaments like pictures in rooms, than for use in pockets.” Daniel de St. Leu created movements of superior quality and put them in extravagant cases – the perfect timepieces for the Ottoman market.
Signed: Dan De St. Leu Watchmaker to her Majesty, London
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