French silver and gilt verge, sundial and compass Circa 1630

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Kenmerk
SA2301
Diameter
54 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price sold
€ 18.800
Rare silver and gilt metal oval verge watch
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A French rare silver and gilt metal oval verge watch with sundial and compass, circa 1630, oval gilt brass full plate movement signed Nicolas Le Cauchoys, Rouen, flat steel two-arm balance, finely pierced and engraved balance cock.
Silver engraved dial, landscape to the centre, applied gilt chapter ring, Roman numerals, markers for the quarters, outer dial with engraved figures and foliate decoration • the rear engraved cover depicting Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull, the cover with Alexander the Great, the band highly engraved with various animals and a hunter, rear interior lid with sundial, gnomon and compass.
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Lengths: 54 mm
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Signed: Nicolas Cauchoys Rouen
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Nicolas Cauchoys is recorded as working in Rouen in 1617.

Signed: Nicolas Cauchoys Rouen

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