Thomas Mudge pair-cased cylinder watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1763/4
This English pair-cased pocket watch by Thomas Mudge features an inner gold case hallmarked for London 1763/4 and bearing the maker's mark 'E.B'. It rests inside a shagreen-covered gilt-metal outer case measuring 48 mm in diameter.
Christie's reports that the movement is configured with a chain fusee, cylinder escapement, diamond endstone, and Egyptian pillars, signed 'Tho. Mudge / London 491'. The white enamel dial features Roman numerals with an outer five-minute track in Arabic numbers, accompanied by blued steel hands and attached to a later 9-carat gold faceted link chain with a T-bar.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Verge & pair-cased watch
- Escapement
- Cylinder escapement
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Inner case hallmark
- London 1763/4
- Maker / attribution
- Thomas Mudge
- Outer case diameter
- 48 mm
- Outer case material
- Shagreen covered gilt-metal
- Maker's signature on movement
- Tho. Mudge / London 491
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial displaying Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic five-minute divisions. • Blued steel hands including a beetle and poker style hour and minute hand configuration. • Visible outer case rim surfaced in green-toned textured shagreen. • Faceted gold link watch chain ending in a solid T-bar terminal.
- Dial and Visible Accessories
- Observation of the face shows a white enamel dial marked with radial Roman numerals for the hours and an outer chapter of Arabic numerals for five-minute divisions. Time is displayed with blued steel hands in a beetle and poker configuration. Attached to the watch is an accessory catalogued as a later 9-carat gold faceted link chain fitted with a T-bar, both clearly visible in the dial-side photograph. Internal hallmarks, dust cap, and movement features are not visible in this view.
- Case Construction and Dimensions
- The lot is catalogued as a pair-cased watch comprising an inner gold case and a shagreen-covered gilt-metal outer case. Dimensions are recorded as 41 mm in diameter, with the outer case measuring 48 mm in diameter. Dial-side observation confirms the visible outer bezel is covered in green-toned textured shagreen. Christie's catalogues the gold case as bearing an engraved 'E.B' and a London hallmark for 1763/4. The catalogue essay notes that an Isaac Rogers watch held in the British Museum bears the same casemaker mark of 'EB with a fleur-de-lis' (Museum number 1888,1201.250).
- Reported Movement and Dust Cap Configuration
- The internal mechanism is not visible in the provided image. According to the auction description, it is a chain fusee movement with a cylinder escapement, diamond endstone, and Egyptian pillars, engraved 'Tho. Mudge / London 491'. The movement is fitted with a dust cap engraved 'Tho / Mudge / London', which is catalogued as scratch-numbered '491' on its interior.
Identification
- Serial number
- 491
- 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: Internal movement, dust cap, and hallmarks described in text are not visible in this dial-side view.
- Research required: The chain with T-bar is catalogued as a later addition.