Large English silver pair cased with shagreen cover Circa 1630
- Kenmerk
- TA1808
- Diameter
- 93 mm
- Estimate
- € 40.000 - 70.000
- Price sold
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Silver single hand verge coach watch
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A very fine and exceptionally rare French, early, large, silver, and shagreen pair cased coach watch, circa 1630. Single hand pre balance spring hour striking two train clock watch with alarm (now converted to balance spring). The inner case: deep back with curved in band pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage, polished back, loose ring pendant, split bezel the hinge with floral engraving. The outer case: Pierced shagreen with silver furniture and pique monogram under a baronial coronet.
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Silver dial, hinged, two part, the inner revolving disk profusely engraved with flowers with Arabic alarm chapters indicated by a long central hand, small blued steel pointer attached at the edge for the hours, outer chapter ring with radial Roman hours, star halves and quarter hour track all the numerals and divisions in champlevé, outer engraved silver border.
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A gilt metal movement, full plate with turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three arm steel balance with flat balance spring, engraved and foliate pierced single footed cock, worm and wheel mainspring set up, striking train driven from a foliate pierced fixed barrel, silver numbered count wheel mounted on the backplate with floral engraving, striking with a single hammer on a large pork pie bell mounted in the back of the case, alarm via a U shaped double ended hammer. Movement signed.
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A very fine and exceptionally rare French, early, large, silver, and shagreen pair cased coach watch, circa 1630. Single hand pre balance spring hour striking two train clock watch with alarm (now converted to balance spring). The inner case: deep back with curved in band pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage, polished back, loose ring pendant, split bezel the hinge with floral engraving. The outer case: Pierced shagreen with silver furniture and pique monogram under a baronial coronet.
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Silver dial, hinged, two part, the inner revolving disk profusely engraved with flowers with Arabic alarm chapters indicated by a long central hand, small blued steel pointer attached at the edge for the hours, outer chapter ring with radial Roman hours, star halves and quarter hour track all the numerals and divisions in champlevé, outer engraved silver border.
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A gilt metal movement, full plate with turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three arm steel balance with flat balance spring, engraved and foliate pierced single footed cock, worm and wheel mainspring set up, striking train driven from a foliate pierced fixed barrel, silver numbered count wheel mounted on the backplate with floral engraving, striking with a single hammer on a large pork pie bell mounted in the back of the case, alarm via a U shaped double ended hammer. Movement signed.
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Diameter: 93 mm
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Signed: Josias Joly Paris
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Signed: Josias Joly Paris
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Movement and dial have some scratches
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Josias Joly is listed as having been made master in 1608 and dying in 1642. An enamel watch by him is listed as being in the Bloch collection. The present watch is one of the largest coach watches from such an early date. The exceptional condition of the watch, and the fact that it incorporates an alarm along with hour striking, further enhances the rarity of the present watch and helps to shed light on the progress of watchmaking in early 17th century France.
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Josias Joly is listed as having been made master in 1608 and dying in 1642. An enamel watch by him is listed as being in the Bloch collection. The present watch is one of the largest coach watches from such an early date. The exceptional condition of the watch, and the fact that it incorporates an alarm along with hour striking, further enhances the rarity of the present watch and helps to shed light on the progress of watchmaking in early 17th century France.
Signed: Josias Joly Paris
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