English gold pair cased repoussé quarter repeater Circa 1730

Repoussé quarter repeater by Henry Thornton
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An English gold pair cased repoussé quarter repeating clock watch, circa 1730. Gilt full plate movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone. Champlevé dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute track, beetle and poker hands. Inner case with pierced and engraved band, outer repoussé case with intricate piercing depicting Venus dancing to disarm Mars, animals within cartouches to the edge. Dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Signed: Henry Thornton, London
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Henry Thornton was a reputed maker and was a freeman of the Clockmakers Company from 1699 to 1732.
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Literature: Bailie, G.H., Watch & Clockmakers of the World Volume 1 (1998).