Rd. Webster, Change Alley, London: A fine early nineteenth century triple cased silver and tortoise-shell coach timepiece, the outer tortoise-shell case with silver pin work, plain intermediary and inner cases, the silvered dial with Roman numerals and Arabic ¼-hour marks, blued steel hands, the signed frosted gilt fusee movement with pierced cock and engraved foot, lever escapement mounted on intermediary plates

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Rd. Webster, Change Alley, London: A fine early nineteenth century triple cased silver and tortoise-shell coach timepiece, the outer tortoise-shell case with silver pin work, plain intermediary and inner cases, the silvered dial with Roman numerals and Arabic ¼-hour marks, blued steel hands, the signed frosted gilt fusee movement with pierced cock and engraved foot, lever escapement mounted on intermediary plates
150mm. diam. (6in.)

拍品专文

Richard Webster came from a line of eminent clock makers, was free of the Clock Makers Company in 1807 and held the Livery from 1810 until 1840