Ilbery No. 5966 Gold and Enamel Pocket Chronometer Produced for the Chinese Market

Description:

Ilbery No. 5966 Gold and Enamel Pocket Chronometer Produced for the Chinese Market, enamel work attributed to the Jean-Louis Richter workshops, c. 1810, white enameled roman numeral dial with gold heart-tipped hands, sunk seconds, front and rear bezels decorated with blue, red, and white champlevé, painted rear spring-loaded back depicting an alpine scene with a young couple with Imperial blue translucent enamel sky over guilloché, fixed engine-turned cuvette, gilt engraved dust cap, 8-jewel chain fusee movement with engraved gilt-brass plate with circular pillars, spring detent escapement was designed to have a Peto cross detente escapement, gold balance with four timing screws, signed "Ilbery London No. 5966," dia. 58 mm.

Provenance: The estate of David G. Newsom.

The Sandberg Watch Collection, Hotel Richemond, Geneva, March 31, 2001, Lot 287

Literature: Published in The Sandberg Watch Collection, Terence Camerer Cuss, pp. 292-93.

Note: Certificate of Authenticity from Antiquorum accompanies the lot.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

No enamel loss detected, no hairlines to dial, spade gold hands in good condition, balance swings, does not stay running, recommended overhaul, clean movement plates.


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