English gold and basse taille enamel pair cased verge Circa 1759
- Kenmerk
- GF0187
- Diameter
- 49 mm
- Estimate
- € 4.500 - 9.000
- Price sold
- € 5.700
Gold and enamel verge in pair cases by James Vigne
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An English gold and enamel pair cased key wind verge pocket watch, circa 1759. The gilt outer case is covered with shagreen decorated with studs, the inner case floral engraved with blue basse taille enamel, London hallmarked for 1759 and stamped D.A. White enamel dial with Roman hours, Arabic five minute numerals and gilt arrow hands. Signed gilt full plate fusee verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, silver regulation.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Signed: James Vigne London
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Watchmaker James Vigne was born in 1745 in London. He was the son of Jacques Vigne, who was a Huguenot originally from Dieppe. Vigne worked at Charing Cross 2 in London. In 1781 he received the freedom of the Clockmakers’ Company. James was the father of miniature painter Henry George Vigne (1765-1788) and Henry Vigne (1783-1850), who would later become a jeweller in Dublin. The Vigne family eventually moved to College Green 27, Dublin, where Vigne was appointed jeweller to Her Majesty the Queen. James Vigne died in Dublin on December 15, 1800.
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Basse taille is an enamelling technique in which the artist creates a low relief pattern in metal, usually silver or gold, by engraving or chasing. The entire pattern is created in such a way that its highest point is lower than the surrounding metal. A translucent enamel is then applied to the metal, allowing light to reflect from the relief and creating an artistic effect. It was used in the late Middle Ages and then again in the 17th century.
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Reference 0022000
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An English gold and enamel pair cased key wind verge pocket watch, circa 1759. The gilt outer case is covered with shagreen decorated with studs, the inner case floral engraved with blue basse taille enamel, London hallmarked for 1759 and stamped D.A. White enamel dial with Roman hours, Arabic five minute numerals and gilt arrow hands. Signed gilt full plate fusee verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, silver regulation.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Signed: James Vigne London
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Watchmaker James Vigne was born in 1745 in London. He was the son of Jacques Vigne, who was a Huguenot originally from Dieppe. Vigne worked at Charing Cross 2 in London. In 1781 he received the freedom of the Clockmakers’ Company. James was the father of miniature painter Henry George Vigne (1765-1788) and Henry Vigne (1783-1850), who would later become a jeweller in Dublin. The Vigne family eventually moved to College Green 27, Dublin, where Vigne was appointed jeweller to Her Majesty the Queen. James Vigne died in Dublin on December 15, 1800.
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Basse taille is an enamelling technique in which the artist creates a low relief pattern in metal, usually silver or gold, by engraving or chasing. The entire pattern is created in such a way that its highest point is lower than the surrounding metal. A translucent enamel is then applied to the metal, allowing light to reflect from the relief and creating an artistic effect. It was used in the late Middle Ages and then again in the 17th century.
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Reference 0022000
Signed: James Vigne London
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