Price
£1500.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Silver Pair Cased Verge with Owner’s Name.
Signed: M Ransom, London.
Hallmarked: London, 1767.
Diameter: 46 mm.
Depth: 15 mm.
An 18th Century English verge, the dial bearing the original owners name, in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual fully restored white enamel dial, the hour numerals replaced with the name of the original owner, “Thomas Machan”. Arabic numerals for the five minute markings, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, the inner with maker’s mark “TO”. Purpose made silver outer case hallmarked 1838.
Stock number
A10801The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
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