Rare English pair cased verge with chatelaine Circa 1725
- Kenmerk
- SB0093
- Diameter
- 48 mm
- Estimate
- € 25.000 - 40.000
- Price sold
- € 31.150
Gold and dendritic agate verge with chatelaine by David Hubert
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A fine and rare English gold and dedritic agate pair cased verge pocket watch with matching chatelaine, circa 1725. Gilt full plate verge movement, finely pierced and engraved balance cock with grotesque mask. White enamel dial, Roman numerals for hour indications and outer Arabic numerals for the minutes. Plain inner case, outer case with dendritic agate cartouches surrounded by floral motif. Movement signed David Hubert, London. Matching chatelaine with dendritic agate cartouches, key and locket. Case maker’s initials engraved ‘JG’. With a fitting presentation case.
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A fine and rare English gold and dedritic agate pair cased verge pocket watch with matching chatelaine, circa 1725. Gilt full plate verge movement, finely pierced and engraved balance cock with grotesque mask. White enamel dial, Roman numerals for hour indications and outer Arabic numerals for the minutes. Plain inner case, outer case with dendritic agate cartouches surrounded by floral motif. Movement signed David Hubert, London. Matching chatelaine with dendritic agate cartouches, key and locket. Case maker’s initials engraved ‘JG’. With a fitting presentation case.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: David Hubert, London
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David Huber was an eminent London watchmaker of the 18th century. He was a freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1714 and was subsequently made master in 1743. This fine and rare chatelaine is a particularly early example. Made of dendritic agate, the iron and manganese inclusions in the stone give it an organic look. This piece would have been a big challenge because dendritic agate can be tricky to cut because the dendrite inclusions occur at various depths in the rough stone. The famous Russian jeweller Carl Faberge, who was a supplier to the Russian Imperial Court from 1885 to 1916, used dendritic agates together with diamonds and other precious stones for many of his pieces. Dendritic agate is prized in Russia as a stone of long life, good health and prosperity.
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Literature: G.H. Baillie, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 1,1947, p.161
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Signed: David Hubert, London
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David Huber was an eminent London watchmaker of the 18th century. He was a freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1714 and was subsequently made master in 1743. This fine and rare chatelaine is a particularly early example. Made of dendritic agate, the iron and manganese inclusions in the stone give it an organic look. This piece would have been a big challenge because dendritic agate can be tricky to cut because the dendrite inclusions occur at various depths in the rough stone. The famous Russian jeweller Carl Faberge, who was a supplier to the Russian Imperial Court from 1885 to 1916, used dendritic agates together with diamonds and other precious stones for many of his pieces. Dendritic agate is prized in Russia as a stone of long life, good health and prosperity.
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Literature: G.H. Baillie, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 1,1947, p.161
Signed: David Hubert, London
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