Lot 4
Signed on the back plate 'Fras, Perigal London 16900', the signature and number repeated on the dust cap. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, paste set hands, the inner case pierced and engraved, numbered 16900 at the base of the pendant, hallmarked 1771, the bell scratch signed 'Drury' the outer case pierced at the bezels, the back centred with a sepia toned figure of Winged Victory against a pale pink ground, bordered by a green enamel wreath and further blue enamel decoration, both cases with casemaker's initials 'P.G' (Peter Goujon).
London, 1771.
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Sotheby's, Important Clocks, Watches, Wristwatches and Barometers, London, 14 December 1995, Lot 60
Francis Perigal Jr. was from the famous family of watchmakers, he was watchmaker to the King, 37 New Bond Street, London.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8367
6:00pm - 30 June 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Friday 26th – Monday 29th June, 10am-4pm
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
SIMILAR ITEMS
Lot 212
MARC CHAGALL (Russian/French 1887-1985) Bouquet au coq jaune, ca 1960 oil on canvas
Estimate: $300,000-500,000
Lot 92
A RARE 18TH CENTURY EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK WITH CARILLON AND BIRD AUTOMATON
Estimate: $40,000-60,000
Lot 213
LEE KRASNER (American 1908-1984) Nude Study from Life, 1938 charcoal on paper
Estimate: $40,000-60,000
Lot 88
A WILLIAM AND MARY EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK, HOUR STRIKE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT BY JOHN CONSTANTIN, LONDON
Estimate: $30,000-50,000