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Auction archive: Lot number 86

An Edwardian silver cased miniature carriage timepiece

Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$348 - US$488
Price realised:
£420
ca. US$585
Auction archive: Lot number 86

An Edwardian silver cased miniature carriage timepiece

Estimate
£250 - £350
ca. US$348 - US$488
Price realised:
£420
ca. US$585
Beschreibung:

An Edwardian silver cased miniature carriage timepiece Unsigned, Birmingham 1903 The Swiss eight-day frosted keyless pocket-watch type movement with lever escapement regulated by split bimetallic balance and 1.25 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands set behind a convex glass with moulded bezel, the rectangular case overall decorated with repousse rococo scrollwork incorporating a vacant cartouche to the hinged back panel, with pivoted double scroll-cast hinged handle and winding crown to top and on compressed bun feet, Hallmarks for Birmingham 1898 makers H M for Henry Matthews, 7cm (2.75ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The silversmith Henry Matthews specialised in small decorative objects and worked from Vittoria Street, Birmingham, circa 1894-1930.

Auction archive: Lot number 86
Auction:
Datum:
21 Apr 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

An Edwardian silver cased miniature carriage timepiece Unsigned, Birmingham 1903 The Swiss eight-day frosted keyless pocket-watch type movement with lever escapement regulated by split bimetallic balance and 1.25 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands set behind a convex glass with moulded bezel, the rectangular case overall decorated with repousse rococo scrollwork incorporating a vacant cartouche to the hinged back panel, with pivoted double scroll-cast hinged handle and winding crown to top and on compressed bun feet, Hallmarks for Birmingham 1898 makers H M for Henry Matthews, 7cm (2.75ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The silversmith Henry Matthews specialised in small decorative objects and worked from Vittoria Street, Birmingham, circa 1894-1930.

Auction archive: Lot number 86
Auction:
Datum:
21 Apr 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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