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George Margetts, London | A RARE SILVER PAIR CASED POCKET CHRONOMETER 1797, NO. 13
Description
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Movement:
gilded full plate, spring detent escapement, pierced and foliate engraved balance cock, an urn at the neck, a typical Margetts pocket chronometer bi-metallic balance with tangential screws on the compensation weights , helical balance spring, diamond end-stone, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars
signed and numbered George Margetts, London, No. 13
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Dial:
white enamel, the upper dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, large subsidiary seconds beneath, gold hands
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Cases:
plain
silver inner case, winding aperture to case back, stirrup pendant and bow
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plain polished outer, both cases
hallmarked 1797
and with
maker's mark IR
incuse
diameter of outer case 62.5mm, inner 54.5mm
Auction
Masterworks of Time: George Daniels, Visionary
From July 2, 2019 to July 2, 2019 in London
Manuel Mendive | UNTITLED, FROM THE SERIES 'LAS TINIEBLAS'
Description
signed and dated
2010
watercolor on fabric
44 by 56 1/4 in. 111.7 by 142.8 cm.
Auction
Contemporary Curated
From Sept. 25, 2018 to Sept. 25, 2018 in New York
