Fine Watches & Wristwatches Including a Private English Collection Tuesday 11 June 2013 at 1pm New Bond Street, London Fine Watches & Wristwatches including a Private English Collection Tuesday 11 June 2013 at 1pm New Bond Street, London Bonhams Enquiries Illustrations Important Notice 101 New Bond Street Paul Maudsley Front cover: Lot 356 A surcharge of 2% is applicable London W1S 1SR +44 (0) 20 7447 7412 Back cover: Lot 36 (detail) when using Mastercard, Visa and bonhams.com Inside front cover: Lot 308 overseas debit cards. 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Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Chairman, Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Group Managing Director, Matthew Bradbury, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Veronique Scorer, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Matthew Girling CEO UK and Europe, Andrew Currie, David Dallas, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Michael Wynell-Mayow. Montpelier Street, Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, Robin Hereford, London SW7 1HH Patrick Meade, Caroline Oliphant, Hugh Watchorn. Asaph Hyman, Charles Lanning, Camilla Lombardi, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Fergus Lyons, Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Rees, Julian Roup, Bonhams are delighted to be selling a wonderful Private Collection of Pocket watches including Clocks and Watchmakers’ Tools. This collection was formed from the late 1930’s right through to the last purchase in the early 1960’s and encompasses almost 400 years of Horology. From a very rare and early clock in its travelling case, circa 1580, ( Lot 62 ) and a pre-balance spring oval pocket watch by John Savedge (Lot 1) the sale offers a diverse selection of pieces. Also of note are the champlevé dial watches and underpainted horn cases, depicting a multitude of designs from the period. A Private English Collection of Pocket Watches Clocks & Tools Lots 1 - 148 Fine Pocket Watches Lots 149 - 223 Fine Wristwatches Lot 224 - 378 1 2 1 2 John Savedge, Exeter. A very fine and rare silver and gilt metal Thomas Alcocke. A rare early 17th century silver puritan oval engraved oval pre-balance spring pocket watch pocket watch Circa 1613 Circa 1630 Gilt brass full plate pre-balance spring verge movement with early Partial movement with signed plate, silver dial with small Roman chapter, pierced and engraved balance cock, cat-gut fusee, steel balance, gilt single blued steel hand, polished silver oval case with engraved edges brass dial with engraved farming scene to the centre and outer foliate and bow and green man surround, applied oval Roman silver chapter, single steel 35mm x 45mm. hand, silver foliate engraved hinged case with foliate and serpentine £2,000 - 3,000 engraved band, the back with engraved winding shutter, finial lacking, €2,400 - 3,600 gilt brass bow with engraved putti, movement signed US$3,100 - 4,600 34mm x 47mm. £4,000 - 6,000 CC1632-1649, and petitioner for incorporation of Clockmaker’s €4,700 - 7,100 Company, died approximately 1655. US$6,200 - 9,300 (AF) John Savedge is listed as making between 1613-1627 Fine Watches & Wristwatches including a Private English Collection | 3 3 Johannis Thomson. A very fine and rare late 17th century silver There is a different spelling of ‘John Thompson’ of York mentioned in filigree pair case key wind pocket watch Baillie, free between 1633-1692, who made a ‘fine silver watch and Circa 1665, Evoraci (York) filigree outer case, champlevé silver dial’ and was a goldsmith. Gilt brass verge movement with cat-gut fusee, screwed down-cock with large oval foot, worm and wheel set up, small Egyptian pillars, silver dial Filigree is a delicate kind of jewellery metalwork, usually of gold or with engraved Roman tumbling hours, decoratively engraved centre, silver, made with tiny beads or twisted threads, or both in combination, single blued steel hand, polished silver round case with small bow, the soldered together or to the surface of an object of the same metal and outer case of very fine silver filigree work, movement signed Johannes arranged in artistic motifs. Thomson, Evoraci It often suggests lace and was popular in Italian and French metalwork 49mm. from 1660 to the late 19th century. £3,000 - 5,000 €3,600 - 5,900 Filigree pocket watch cases of this date are particularly rare. US$4,600 - 7,700 4 | Bonhams 4 Francis Robinson. A fine and rare early 18th century silver pair case In 1685 Francis Robinson was apprenticed to Henry Jones, himself pocket watch apprenticed to Edward East, and was ‘finished in the country in 1748.’ No.869, Circa 1710 He was also watchmaker to Frederick Louis, the Prince of Wales. Signed verge movement with pierced and engraved winged balance (February 1707 – 20 March 1751) cock, silver regulation, square baluster pillars blued steel stop-work, silver dial with black Roman numerals and outer Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, polished silver case stamped EF for Edward Fletcher, polished silver outer hinged case with early daffodil engravings and a heraldic rose to the centre 53mm. £1,500 - 2,000 €1,800 - 2,400 US$2,300 - 3,100 Fine Watches & Wristwatches including a Private English Collection | 5 5 6 5 6 Joseph Duke(I). A fine late 17th century silver pair case alarm Markuigk [sic]. A rare 17th century silver pair case pocket watch pocket watch with matched earlier case Circa 1695 1685/1690 Verge movement with pierced and engraved balance cock, steel three Signed fusee verge movement with decorative blued steel and engraved arm balance, silvered regulation, tulip pillars, engraved silver dial with alarm barrel, polished steel hammer striking on a bell, silver regulation, foliate centre, outer Roman chapter, missing single hand, silver hinged pierced and engraved balance cock, tulip pillars, silver dial with engraved case, outer silver case with green leather cover and silver decorative stud Roman hour chapter and decorative fleur-de-Lys between, central work, movement spuriously signed rotating Arabic alarm disc, later steel hand, heavy pierced and engraved 53mm. case with intricately and beautifully engraved foliate back with flying £1,200 - 1,800 birds, movement signed €1,400 - 2,100 51mm. US$1,900 - 2,800 £1,500 - 2,000 €1,800 - 2,400 This watch was possibly of European origin and the signature could be US$2,300 - 3,100 an attempt at ‘Markwick.’ This watch was sold by Malcolm Gardner of 12, Earnshaw Street, London, in 1960. 6 | Bonhams 8 7 7 8 R. Rengger. An early 18th century silver pair case alarm pocket James Hubert, London. A fine early 18th century silver pair case watch watch with blued steel regulation within the dial Circa 1700 Circa 1710 Full plate verge movement with central pierced and engraved large Gilt brass verge movement with finely pierced and engraved winged balance bridge, squared baluster pillars, silver regulation with engraved balance cock, squared baluster pillars, silver champlevé dial with black silver feet, silver champlevé dial with outer Roman hour chapter, inner engraved Roman chapter and outer Arabic numerals, blued steel rotating alarm disc, 2 winding squares and alarm setting at the centre, regulation chapter at 12 with female winding square, blued steel later blued steel hour hand and later bow and stem, silver inner case hands, polished silver case with LD case stamp for Louis Derumaux of with pierced and engraved sides, later pierced outer case, movement Blackfriars, later replaced bow, polished silver outer, dial and movement signed signed 60mm.