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Roger Dunster. A silver quarter repeating pair cased repoussé verge watch, circa...
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Roger Dunster. A silver quarter repeating pair cased repoussé verge watch, circa 1730.
Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, fusee and chain, steel hammers repeating on a bell, gilt metal cap.
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, arcaded minutes.
Case: silver, pierced and engraved inner case with scrolling foliage, dolphins and cherub, numbered 4681 4665, outer repoussé depicting a basket of flowers, pierced and engraved decoration interspersed with flowers and shells.
Signed: movement and cap.
Dimensions: diameter 50mm.
£2,000-£3,000
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Roger Dunster was born in England around 1695. He worked with Christopher Clarke in Amsterdam. After parting ways with Clarke in 1722, Dunster continued working under his own name and was considered as one of the leading clockmakers in Amsterdam until his death in 1747. (Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, p.232)
Condition Report
Movement: running and repeating at the time of cataloguing.
Dial: cracks, damage to the edge between IIII and VI.
Case: scuffs throughout, repoussé worn, indentation to the band of the inner case. No marks under the bell.
Gross weight: 149.5gms.
Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant.
The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, fusee and chain, steel hammers repeating on a bell, gilt metal cap.
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, arcaded minutes.
Case: silver, pierced and engraved inner case with scrolling foliage, dolphins and cherub, numbered 4681 4665, outer repoussé depicting a basket of flowers, pierced and engraved decoration interspersed with flowers and shells.
Signed: movement and cap.
Dimensions: diameter 50mm.
£2,000-£3,000
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Roger Dunster was born in England around 1695. He worked with Christopher Clarke in Amsterdam. After parting ways with Clarke in 1722, Dunster continued working under his own name and was considered as one of the leading clockmakers in Amsterdam until his death in 1747. (Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, p.232)
Condition Report
Movement: running and repeating at the time of cataloguing.
Dial: cracks, damage to the edge between IIII and VI.
Case: scuffs throughout, repoussé worn, indentation to the band of the inner case. No marks under the bell.
Gross weight: 149.5gms.
Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant.
The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
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Roger Dunster. A silver quarter repeating pair cased repoussé verge watch, circa 1730.
Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, fusee and chain, steel hammers repeating on a bell, gilt metal cap.
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, arcaded minutes.
Case: silver, pierced and engraved inner case with scrolling foliage, dolphins and cherub, numbered 4681 4665, outer repoussé depicting a basket of flowers, pierced and engraved decoration interspersed with flowers and shells.
Signed: movement and cap.
Dimensions: diameter 50mm.
£2,000-£3,000
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Roger Dunster was born in England around 1695. He worked with Christopher Clarke in Amsterdam. After parting ways with Clarke in 1722, Dunster continued working under his own name and was considered as one of the leading clockmakers in Amsterdam until his death in 1747. (Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, p.232)
Condition Report
Movement: running and repeating at the time of cataloguing.
Dial: cracks, damage to the edge between IIII and VI.
Case: scuffs throughout, repoussé worn, indentation to the band of the inner case. No marks under the bell.
Gross weight: 149.5gms.
Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant.
The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, fusee and chain, steel hammers repeating on a bell, gilt metal cap.
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, arcaded minutes.
Case: silver, pierced and engraved inner case with scrolling foliage, dolphins and cherub, numbered 4681 4665, outer repoussé depicting a basket of flowers, pierced and engraved decoration interspersed with flowers and shells.
Signed: movement and cap.
Dimensions: diameter 50mm.
£2,000-£3,000
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Roger Dunster was born in England around 1695. He worked with Christopher Clarke in Amsterdam. After parting ways with Clarke in 1722, Dunster continued working under his own name and was considered as one of the leading clockmakers in Amsterdam until his death in 1747. (Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, p.232)
Condition Report
Movement: running and repeating at the time of cataloguing.
Dial: cracks, damage to the edge between IIII and VI.
Case: scuffs throughout, repoussé worn, indentation to the band of the inner case. No marks under the bell.
Gross weight: 149.5gms.
Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant.
The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
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