Magnificent English 20 carat fan shaped pocket watch Circa 1800
- Kenmerk
- TA4310
- Diameter
- 25 mm
- Estimate
- € 125.000 - 250.000
- Price sold
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Gold fan watch made for the Royal family
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A magnificent and extremely rare English 20 carat gold, ivory, turquoise, enamel fan pocket watch, circa 1800. Made for the Royal family and attributed to James Cox, London. White enamel dial, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, and blued steel heart and poker hands. Gilt brass, full plate movement, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, single-footed balance cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage.
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Fan: A two-sided scene, two outer guard sticks with 20 sticks in ivory engraved with elaborate floral motif filigree, concealed compartment in the guard stick portion for housing the winding key. The main leaf is painted with a scene of royals visiting a lush garden and a theatre. The reverse is painted with a landscape depicting a courtesan with her servant beside her. The fan pivot: The front contains the watch and the back with an enamel-painted scene of a landscape with a fisherman in the foreground.
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Diameter: 25 mm
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A magnificent and extremely rare English 20 carat gold, ivory, turquoise, enamel fan pocket watch, circa 1800. Made for the Royal family and attributed to James Cox, London. White enamel dial, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, and blued steel heart and poker hands. Gilt brass, full plate movement, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, single-footed balance cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage.
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Fan: A two-sided scene, two outer guard sticks with 20 sticks in ivory engraved with elaborate floral motif filigree, concealed compartment in the guard stick portion for housing the winding key. The main leaf is painted with a scene of royals visiting a lush garden and a theatre. The reverse is painted with a landscape depicting a courtesan with her servant beside her. The fan pivot: The front contains the watch and the back with an enamel-painted scene of a landscape with a fisherman in the foreground.
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Diameter: 25 mm
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Dimension fan: height 27 cm / width 34 cm / closed length 27 cm
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Thickness: 25 mm (inc. crystal)
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Signed: No Name
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Accompanied by a fitted box and winding key
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James Cox (circa 1723 – 1800) was born in England as a son of Henry Cox, a tailor. In June 1745, he started his business in Racquet Court, London, where he remained until 1756. Cox partnered with Edward Grace, moving to a larger premise on Shoe Lane. However, Cox and Grace declared bankruptcy in November 1758. Then in the 1760s and early 1770s, Cox gained fame for creating luxurious musical and automaton clocks and watches in precious metals and stones, particularly favoured by the Chinese Imperial Court. Cox died in Watford and was buried in London’s Bunhill Fields on February 26, 1800.
Dimension fan: height 27 cm / width 34 cm / closed length 27 cm
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Thickness: 25 mm (inc. crystal)
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Signed: No Name
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Accompanied by a fitted box and winding key
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James Cox (circa 1723 – 1800) was born in England as a son of Henry Cox, a tailor. In June 1745, he started his business in Racquet Court, London, where he remained until 1756. Cox partnered with Edward Grace, moving to a larger premise on Shoe Lane. However, Cox and Grace declared bankruptcy in November 1758. Then in the 1760s and early 1770s, Cox gained fame for creating luxurious musical and automaton clocks and watches in precious metals and stones, particularly favoured by the Chinese Imperial Court. Cox died in Watford and was buried in London’s Bunhill Fields on February 26, 1800.
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