Georgian pocket watch balance cock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c1810
This individual horological component is a Georgian pocket watch balance cock reported by the seller to date to circa 1810. Rendered in yellow metal, the balance cock features openwork piercing and engraving on its circular table, exhibiting foliate scrolls, floral motifs, and a pierced scalloped outer border.
Above the foot, engraved decoration includes a grotesque mask design. The flared foot is engraved with scrollwork and pierced with mounting and locating holes. According to the dealer, the component measures 31 mm by 19 mm.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Balance cock
- Period
- 19th Century, Georgian (1714 to 1837)
- Item Type
- Georgian balance cock
- Decoration
- Pierced and engraved work featuring a grotesque face and flowers and a pierced border
- Dimensions
- 31mm x 19mm
- Dealer Code
- AM379 (AB-265507)
Design
- Visible features
- • Golden-toned metal balance cock with openwork foliate and floral piercing on the circular table. • Engraved grotesque face motif positioned on the neck between the table and the foot. • Flared foot engraved with scrolling motifs and featuring circular mounting apertures. • Small central setting aperture visible on the table.
- Ornamentation and Observed Features
- The dealer records that "The cock is decorated with pierced and engraved work featuring a grotesque face and flowers and a pierced border". Direct visual observation records a golden-toned metal component with openwork foliate and floral piercing on the circular table, alongside a small central setting aperture. An engraved grotesque face motif is visible on the neck connecting the table and the flared foot, and the foot is decorated with engraved scrolling motifs and contains circular mounting apertures.
- Object Classification and Dimensions
- The item is described by the seller as a "Georgian balance cock" under the title "Georgian pocket watch balance cock c1810". It is catalogued under the period "19th Century, Georgian (1714 to 1837)". According to the listing, the component "Measures 31mm x 19mm". It is offered as a loose individual component without an accompanying watch movement or case.
- Dealer Reference and Context Limitations
- The item is listed by dealer Atlam Watches under reference code "AM379 (AB-265507)". The source does not specify the base metal alloy or plating type for the golden-toned metal. Furthermore, maker signatures, movement serial numbers, and geographic origin are not recorded in this listing, and only the upper face is illustrated, leaving the reverse side undocumented.
Identification
- Reference
- AM379 (AB-265507)
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Dealer does not state the metal purity or plating specifics.
- Research required: Movement maker and exact country of manufacture are not identified in the listing.
- Research required: Reverse side is not depicted.