quarter-repeating watch

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Object Type
Museum number: 1958,1201.2353
Escapement: verge
Description: GOLD, ENAMEL AND SPLIT-PEARL CASED VERGE WATCH WITH QUARTER-REPEAT. . Verge escapement. White enamel dial. Gold beetle and poker hands. Gold case with split-pearl bezels; pictorial enamel back depicting a classical ruin.
Producer name: Made by: Patry & Chaudoir; Bell made by: Cheneviere
Production date: 1795-1805; 1893 (retailed)
Production place: Made in: Geneva (city); Retailed in: Paris (France)
Dimensions: Diameter: 46.60 millimetres (case); Diameter: 38.60 millimetres (dial); Thickness: 21.50 millimetres
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Location: Not on display
Condition: Latest: 3 (2017); 3 (1994)
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1958
Acquisition notes: Following the successful acquisition of the celebrated Ilbert collection of clocks (1958,1006 collection), prints and other related materials made possible by the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE Ilbert's watches were then acquired using funds provided by Gilbert Edgar, public donations and government funds.
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1958,1201.2353
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: A52/1 (Ilbert Ledger); Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.2353 (Ilbert Collection)
Conservation

Free entry