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Lot 10

A JOHN MULFORD (1716-1726) OR JOHN MULFORD SON (1748-1750) QUARTER REPEATING OPEN FACED KEY WIND WATCH
With repousse pair case. The gilt plate movement with finely pierced and engraved balance cock and three-arm balance, silvered regulator, squared pillars. The gilt dial with black Roman numerals, blued steel hands. The dial and movement signed 'J. Mulford London'. The gold case with pierced decoration, the outer hinged case decorated with repousse work depicting a mythological scene of two figures with an angel above the pierced border with four vignettes of putti.
First half of the 18th Century.

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold for $6,000

The repousse case in excellent condition with no visible signs of repair or damage. The watch case in good condition. The steel dust cap in good condition. The overall watch has fine surface scratching consistent with age.


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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.


Purchased 1983

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


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