DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Thomas Chamberlaine de Chelmesforde, 17th century pre-balance spring verge fusee with single hand and with date indication, 49mm, silver OF case with shuttered winding aperture, glazed split bezel, swivel pendant with small bow, silver champlevé dial with beautiful openwork gilt floral detail through central portion, Roman hour numerals with decorative half-hour elements and chapter graded in quarter-hour increments, date chapter at perimeter with pointer set atop an engraved gilt ring and with numerals 11, 13, and 15 in red, single hand, KW with setting via push of hand (key not included with this watch), verge escapement, balance wheel without spring, regulator disk with inset with red wax, gilt mvt with openwork foliate scrolled balance cock, no s#. An excellent and very appealing example of mid-17th century English watchmaking. Thomas Chamberlain of Chelmsford (sic) is listed in Brian Loomes' "Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World" as active circa 1630 until his death in 1663. From the estate of David Strudler.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, good date function, excellent cosmetic mvt condition overall, typical short scratches to plate around pillar locations, some abrasions to perimeter of plate above-left of signature, few fine scratches elsewhere; excellent dial with some scattered fine scratches; excellent hand; case shows light wear, an attractive moderate patina, few very small nicks, no dents; bow pivots and rotates freely though pendant aperture; good domed glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$15000
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$30000
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