Ilbery. An extremely fine and important 18K gold and enamel openface pocket chronometer with Peto cross detent escapement, the enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter, made for the Chinese market Signed Ilbery, London, No. 5995, London hallmarks for 1801-02 Movement: Manual, gilt brass full plate, fusée and chain, Peto cross detent escapement with steel escape wheel, bimetallic compensation balance with three wedged temperature compensation weights, meantime adjustment screws, free-sprung helical balance spring, pivoted detent, engraved English style cock, signed Dial: White enamel, subsidiary seconds Case: Three-body, scallop-edged, back cover very finely painted with three children feeding chicks, background of an Alpine scene, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated with dark blue, white and red champlevé enamel in a repeated pattern, fixed cuvette decorated with multicoloured champlevé enamel, 63 mm. diam.
Ilbery. An extremely fine and important 18K gold and enamel openface pocket chronometer with Peto cross detent escapement, the enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter, made for the Chinese market Signed Ilbery, London, No. 5995, London hallmarks for 1801-02 Movement: Manual, gilt brass full plate, fusée and chain, Peto cross detent escapement with steel escape wheel, bimetallic compensation balance with three wedged temperature compensation weights, meantime adjustment screws, free-sprung helical balance spring, pivoted detent, engraved English style cock, signed Dial: White enamel, subsidiary seconds Case: Three-body, scallop-edged, back cover very finely painted with three children feeding chicks, background of an Alpine scene, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated with dark blue, white and red champlevé enamel in a repeated pattern, fixed cuvette decorated with multicoloured champlevé enamel, 63 mm. diam.
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