Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Watchmaker:
Hallifax, John
Case maker:
Harvey, John (II) and Ann
Entities
Categories
Description
Verge watch in gold pair case, with repousse outer.
MOVEMENTt: Full plate movement engraved 'Hallifax London 10722' and dial 'HALLIFAX LON DON'. Balance bridge, table pierced and engraved with lace edge, feet engraved, straight to edge of plate. Polished steel balance. Small slide plate, pierced and chased with free form edge, silver regulation dial with radial Arabic figures 1 to 6. Pierced fusee iron post. Polished steel case bolt/spring with pierced vertical foot. Potance with moulded end of foot, screwed to plate. Rectangular counter-potance riveted to plate. Pillar plate with four square baluster pillars. Under-dial stamped 'M' or 'W'. Fusee and chain, barrel with one lop, tangent set-up under barrel, date wheel under dial in brass edge. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise.
BRASS EDGE: Gilt brass, three feet, recess under dial for date wheel with blued steel click. Movement side is scratched 'Hallifax' and '722'.
DIAL: Gold, champleve, three copper feet. Radial Arabic 5 min. figures in polished cushions, arched ladder min. ring radial Roman chapters, sunk centre with rectangular date aperture above VI (not well cut), plaque under XII and above VI engraved as above, decorations each side of centre. The centre is yellow gold, compared to red outer dial.
HANDS: Silver set with diamonds, Louis XV style.
INNER CASE: Gold, plain, London hallmark 1777 and maker's mark of large pellet above 'IH' with pellet between. Plain bezel. Round pendent with gilt brass stirrup bow, little gilding present. Pendant of redder gold than case.
OUTER CASE (A): Gold repousse scene of Hercules and Ophelia
The later case hallmark indicates that the watch has been recased
Legal notes
Given by Mrs Gurney
Method of acquisition: Given
(1908-11-07)
by
Gurney, Mrs
Components of the work
Edge
composed of
gilt brass
Movement Post
composed of
iron
Hands
composed of
diamonds
silver
Dial
composed of
enamel
Case Bolt/spring
composed of
steel
Click
composed of
steel
Movement (top Plate)
Diameter 31.75 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 33 mm
Movement (brass Edge)
Diameter 34.25 mm
Inner Case
Diameter 38.5 mm
Height 49 mm
Thickness 25 mm
Outer Case
Diameter 45.5 mm
Height 52 mm
Thickness 26.5 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 6 mm
Counter-potance
Foot End
Movement Table, Feet
Movement Table
Number Figures
Slide Plate, Fusee
Slide Plate
Materials used in production
Gold
Techniques used in production
Gilding
Inscription or legends present
- Text: Halifax, London
- Location: Dial
- Method of creation: Inscription
- Type: Maker's inscription
Inscription present: Difficult to read
- Text: Possibly 'Hampay, London, 10722'
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Inscription
- Type: Maker's mark
- Location: Inner case
- Type: Hallmark
Inscription present: another pellet between 'IH' and the hallmark
- Text: large pellet above 'IH'
- Location: Inner case
- Type: Maker's mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.2 & A-1908
Primary reference Number: 201782
Watch number: 10722
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Tuesday 9 June 2015
Updated: Wednesday 28 March 2018
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
