A SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL TRIPLE CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1780
A SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL TRIPLE-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH FOR THE TURKISH MARKET By Markwick Markham, London, Circa 1780 This fine triple-cased verge pocket watch was specially crafted for the Ottoman market by the esteemed London firm Markwick Markham, renowned for their export timepieces.
The white enamel dial, with Ottoman numerals, features elegant beetle-and-poker hands and is signed Markwick Markham, London. The verge movement is beautifully engraved and pierced with scrolling foliate decoration and tulip pillars, the balance cock finely worked with symmetrical floral motifs. The inner case is of silver, bearing English hallmarks, and the outer case is covered in tortoiseshell with applied silver piqué floral studs, typical of Ottoman taste in luxury goods of the late 18th century.
Diameter: 63mm, gross weight 152g
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- Diameter: 63mm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 200286404
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.