Minute repeating full hunter for the Indian market Circa 1869
- Kenmerk
- SB0537
- Diameter
- 42 mm
- Estimate
- € 20.000 - 40.000
- Price sold
- € 28.400
Small 18 carat gold and enamel repeating full hunter by James McCabe
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A small English 18 carat gold and enamel hunting cased minute repeating presentation watch made for the Indian market, circa 1869. Gilt three quarter plate movement, bimetallic compensation balance, slide repeat. Gold cuvette inscribed ‘Presented to Cursetjee Jamsetjee Esq., by Peeroz bye J.J. on the occasion of his marriage, 1869’. Silver dial with matte chapter ring and foliate engraved center and subsidiary seconds. The front lid polychrome enameled with a portrait of an Indian dignitary, the reverse painted with a second Indian gentleman all within engraved geometric borders. Diamond set pendant. Cuvette and movement signed. Completed by a gold chain.
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Diameter: 42 mm
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Signed: James McCabe Royal Exchange London
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The two enamel miniature portraits featured on the outer casing of the present watch are of two wealthy Parsi merchants (presumably related) dressed in traditional Parsi wedding attire. A Parsi (or Parsee) refers a member of a small ethnic community of Persian descent that have resided in India since fleeing persecution by the Muslim invaders of Persia in the 8th and 10th centuries. The Parsis settled in and around Bombay, where many became very successful merchants.
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Signed: James McCabe Royal Exchange London
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The two enamel miniature portraits featured on the outer casing of the present watch are of two wealthy Parsi merchants (presumably related) dressed in traditional Parsi wedding attire. A Parsi (or Parsee) refers a member of a small ethnic community of Persian descent that have resided in India since fleeing persecution by the Muslim invaders of Persia in the 8th and 10th centuries. The Parsis settled in and around Bombay, where many became very successful merchants.
Signed: James McCabe Royal Exchange London
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