Lot 18
Deep full plate gilt movement with two tulip pillars and four decorative turned pillars, fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel set between the plates. The pierced and engraved wing cock with pierced and engraved foot, silver regulator disc. The movement signed 'Tho Windmills London'. The dust cap signed and numbered 6079. Silvered and engraved dial with black Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute divisions, blued steel hands. The inner case ornately engraved with scenes of everyday life, the outer case with pierced and engraved decoration, numbered 6079 and sampled with makers mark.
Circa 1690.
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Outer case, 6cm diameter, in very good condition with very minor age-expected wear. Watch, face and glass, 5cms diameter x 3cms height, all in fine condition. Overall, in excellent condition with no visible signs of repair or damage.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
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.
Gerald Marsh, Winchester, 1998
Illustrated in "The Art of the English Watch"
Thomas Windmills, active 1686, Clockmakers Company 1695, Master 1719-32.
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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