Marmaduke Storr London Gold Verge Watch, Circa 1740
Marmaduke Storr London gold pair-case verge watch circa 1740. Dial: white enamel with Arabic minute numerals enclosing Roman chapters, beetle and poker hands. movement: gilt full plate fusee movement with baluster pillars, pierced engraved balance cock with mask. Case: plain numbered 5108 inner case, finely foliate engraved outer case, silver dust cover. Dimensions: 1.89 in. diameter. Signed: movement and dustcover signed M Storr London, numbered 5108 accessories: none. Condition: dial: very faint hairline between 2 and 4, chips to winding hole. Hands, glass: good. Case: some dents to inner case, light wear to chased decorations, minor crack to frame of inner cartouche, condition commensurate with age and careful use. Movement: running but not recently serviced or timed. Total weight approximately 111.7 grams. Overall condition: very good
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- Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.
In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Fusee - The fusee movement was used in clocks and pocket watches from the mid 17th century. The fusee is a cone shaped drum within the works that is linked to the barrel of the spring, usually by a length of chain.
As the mainspring loses its tension over time, the cone shaped barrel compensates for this by increasing the tension, by pulling the mainspring tighter, thus ensuring the time remains constant.
Use of the fusee in clocks was superseded by the "going barrel" in the mid 19th century and for pocket watches at the beginning of the 19th century.
The fusee continued to be used in marine chronometers until the 1970s. - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- pocket watches, case type
- pocket watches, period - Georgian 289
