Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Leroux, John
Case maker:
Goujon, Peter
Entities
Categories
Description
Verge watch in gold repousse case.
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'J Leroux Charing Cross 2688 CS'. Balance cock with pierced and engraved table and foot. Polished steel balance. Slide plate pierced and engraved, silver regulation dial with radial Arabic numbers 1 to 6. Plate scratched '529' under balance cock foot. Pierced fusee iron post. Potance, moulding at end of foot, screwed to plate. Rectangular counter-potance riveted to plate. Polished steel case bolt with flat decorated foot, nib through dial. Pilla plate with four square baluster pillars, jointed riveted to plate. Under dial scratched, through gilding, '75T'. Fusee and chain, tangent set-up under barrel, barrel with one lip. Verge escapement. Train planted anti-clockwise.
BRASS EDGE: Three pillars, narrow turned plan edge around dial recess.
DIAL: White enamel on copper with counter enamel, three feet. Radial Arabic 5 mins. ladder minute ring, radial Roman chapters, inner line ring.
HANDS: Blued steel beetle and poker.
INNER CASE: Gold, plain. HM London 1770, maker's mark incuse 'PG' under incuse fish (head to the left). Scratched mark inside '3' over '9166' and '19835'. Scratched on outside of body '1070' and 'O/9/9'. Plain bezel. Gold pendant having cheese end with applied rose on end, oval stirrup bow.
OUTER CASE (A): Gold repousse bezel and body. Body with classical scene within rococo frame. Inside with smeared maker's mark, incuse 'PG' under fish, head left.
Notes
History note: Unknown before S.G. Perceval (1838-1922)
Legal notes
Spencer George Perceval Bequest, 1922
Components of the work
Dial
composed of
enamel
( white)
copper
Movement
composed of
iron
Cases
composed of
gold
Movement, Hands
composed of
steel
Movement (back Plate)
Diameter 33.5 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 35 mm
Movement (brass Edge)
Diameter 36 mm
Inner Case
Diameter 40.5 mm
Height 49.75 mm
Thickness 22.75 mm
Outer Case
Diameter 46.5 mm
Height 52 mm
Thickness 25 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 6.25 mm
Hands
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 'J Leroux Charing Cross 2688 CS'
- Location: Movement
- Method of creation: Engraved
- Type: Maker's name
- Location: Inner case
- Type: Hallmark
- Text: '3' over '9166', '19835', '1070' and 'O/9/9'
- Location: Inner case
- Method of creation: Scratched
- Type: Numbers
- Text: 'PG' under incuse fish (head to the left)
- Location: Cases
- Type: Maker's mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: PW.60 & A-1923
Primary reference Number: 207494
No.: 2688
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Wednesday 6 January 2016
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
