Lot 23
Striking on bell, engraved plate with pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond enstone. Chaised and pierced outer and inner case with hack setting lever. The dust cover engraved 'Edw Tomlin Royal Exchange, London' and numbered 7860. White enamel dial with black Roman numerals with five minute outer ring, gold hands with gold sweep second hand.
Circa 1790.
Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
Outer case 6.5cm diameter, in good condition with minor wear to gilt at edged and on the plain centre back. Watch, 5cm diameter x 3cm height, in fine order with very minor age-expected wear to gold surfaces. Overall, in very good condition with no visible signs of repair or damage.
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Purchased 1970
Edward Tomlin is recorded working at the Royal Exchange having been admitted to the Clockmakers Company 1766-1798. Examples of his clocks and watches are displayed at the Science Museum, London and the Pieping Museum, China.
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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