Daniel de St Leu, Daniel de St Leu, High-quality antique pocket watch

Import restrictions may applyDaniel de St LeuImport restrictions may applyHigh-quality antique pocket watch in gold with a tortoiseshell outer case, London, mid-18th century.Import restrictions may applyEngland, second half of the 18th century, probably between 1753 and 1765.Import restrictions may applyElaborately decorated solid brass plate movement with dust cover, each engraved , with a floral openwork balance cock, profiled movement pillars, spindle escapement, chain, and fusee, key-wound. Enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, minute track, and Louis XV hands.De St. Leu LondoElaborately decorated solid brass plate movement with dust cover, each engraved , with a floral openwork balance cock, profiled movement pillars, spindle escapement, chain, and fusee, key-wound. Enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, minute track, and Louis XV hands.Import restrictions may applyThe watch and its yellow gold case, engraved on the back with period ornamentation and hallmarked at least 585, feature a clasp and hands set with diamonds mounted in silver. The outer case is made of tortoiseshell. Diameter of the watch: 3.85 cm; diameter of the case: 4.4 cm; diameter of the outer case: 5.1 cm. The watch weighs 72 g, the gold case weighs 18.4 g, for a total of 116 g.Import restrictions may applyTested briefly and found to be in working order. Comes with a key (which fits, though it appears to have been replaced). The watch glass is broken; the case clasp no longer locks; the outer case is slightly warped along the top edge of the clasp.Import restrictions may applyDaniel de St. Leu, a watchmaker of Geneva origin active in London between 1753 and 1797. He received a Royal Warrant in 1765 and was appointed watchmaker to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England. The watches produced after his appointment as purveyor to the court are usually engraved with a corresponding inscription. Furthermore, De St. Leu was particularly successful in producing high-quality pocket watches for the Ottoman market. Sale and shipping within the European Union only Enclosed is a note with handwritten biographical information about the watchmaker.Import restrictions may apply*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

Estimate:£809.62

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