watch, verge

human history

Other Name
pair case verge watch
Description
pair case verge watch. Pierced balance cock. Five-sided shaped pillars. Lateral screw adjustment on crown wheel pivot. Ruby balance end-stone. Front wound. Pierced hands. Gold inner case engraved and enamelled on back with hunting scene and around bezel with flowers. Outer case with glazed back was covered with shagreen which has been lost and replaced with green paint.
Place
Paris/France
Accession Number
1932.233
Accession Date
Unknown
Other Id
655 (1885 Mackelvie Catalogue)
17711 (ethnology)
H99 (horology)
Department
Applied Arts and Design

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Credit Line
collection of the Mackelvie Trust Board, 1931, on loan to Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1932.233, H99, 17711, 655
Collection
Mackelvie Trust Board
Primary Maker
Baillon (Watchmaker/horologer)
Place
Paris/France
Date
Circa 1770
Period
Louis XV (1715 - 1774)/Bourbon Dynasty (1589 - 1793)/French reign
Signature/marks
Ser.116 on back plate. (serial no)
Media
enamel/coating (material)
gold/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material
shagreen/leather/animal material
Measurement Description
diameter 53 mm, dial 25 mm
Measurement Reading
53mm
Classification
Watch
Timekeeping T&E
05 Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Last Update
02 Feb 2023

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