A9123
Gold English Cylinder and Key
£1,600.00
Signed W & J Baird London
Hallmarked London 1816
Hallmarked London 1816
A fine early 19th Century English cylinder in a decorative gold open face case.
Diameter 47 mm
Out of stock
Description
A fine early 19th Century English cylinder in a decorative gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, engraved cock with garnet endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm polished steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Fine engine turned gold dial, applied gold Arabic numerals on a matted ground, gold serpentine hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with chased and engraved bezels pendant and bow. Reeded middle, wound through the gold cuvette, maker's mark “LC”. Chased and engraved gold key. In red morocco presentation box.
In excellent overall condition with crisp engine turning. Possibly never worn
