German small gold hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1865

Gold lever pocket watch by Adolf Schneider / H. Mansberger
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A rare, small Glashütte hunting cased pocket watch, circa 1865.
18-carat gold case, engine-turned, tiered, engraved monogram, engine-turned and numbered gold dome, case hallmark Loup. The dial is enamel, off-white, with Roman radial hours, auxiliary seconds, and blued spade hands. 2/3 plate movement, frosted, gilt, gold screw compensation balance, florally hand-engraved balance cock, gold lever, and escape wheel.
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Diameter: 43 mm
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Weight: 74 g
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Signed: Adolf Schneider / H. Mansberger, Glashütte
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Friedrich August Adolf Schneider (1824-1878)
Friedrich august Adolf Schneider was born in Dresden in 1824 and began his apprenticeship with Gutkaes in 1841. In 1845 Schneider decided to follow his friend and future brother-in-law Adolph Lange to Glashütte and be a foreman in his newly set-up watch manufacture. After working with Lange for six years, Schneider started his watchmaking company in 1851. He first produced key winding pocket watches but changed to winding crowns around 1865 when LaLange’satented winding crown system was established. Schneider exported many watches to the US; his local agent was Max Freund & Co. in New York. After ScSchneider’sudden death in 1878, his son continued the business. All in all, the company produced about 3,000 pocket watches of the finest quality.