Baroque pocket watch

Massy, London, England, ca. 1700

Engraved and hammered silver and brass, blue glass. Hemispherical case. Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals on the dial, Arabic numerals in the date window. Verge escapement, plate engraved with acanthae, royal arms of England on the cover inscribed with HONI SOIT QUI MAL PENSE on the plate.

H: 6.5 cm / Diameter: 5 cm

Markings: Massy London with a lion and unicorn on dial, solver mark “AH” and engraved 6866 6848 and 1746 on inside case, Massy London on clockwork

UMP 14921

This encased pocket watch is in a style characteristic for English Baroque watchmaking of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

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