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Thomas Tompion. A fine and rare gilt metal and underpainted horn open face pocket watchNo.4493, Circa 1711
18 December 2012, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,375 inc. premium
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Thomas Tompion. A fine and rare gilt metal and underpainted horn open face pocket watch
No.4493, Circa 1711
Gilt full plate verge movement with pierced and engraved winged balance cock, signed Tho. Tompion and numbered 4493, 3-arm steel balance, silver regulation disc, large Egyptian pillars, later enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, underpainted horn over gilt brass hinged case 54mm.
Gilt full plate verge movement with pierced and engraved winged balance cock, signed Tho. Tompion and numbered 4493, 3-arm steel balance, silver regulation disc, large Egyptian pillars, later enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, underpainted horn over gilt brass hinged case 54mm.
Footnotes
This watch was originally sold as The Property of a Gentleman at Sotheby's London, 31st October 1966, lot 173 to Mannheimer for £65.
It next appeared at the Sotheby's 17th of December sale in 1992, lot 42 at the Stanley Burton sale.
It was then offered by Pieces of Time Catalogue numbered 25, February 1993.
























