Caption

Pocket watch by John Bushman 1692–1720. Silver pocket watch in three cases: outer case covered with leather, rim decorated with studded silver rosettes; middle and inner cases plain. Underside of inner case stamped with casemaker's initial H and number 3081. Transparent lid. Silver champlevé dial with Roman numeral hour markers and Arabic minute markers in oval reserves on a matte background; central circular reserve with the watchmaker's signature on two semicircular plates reading BUSHMAN and LONDON; date window at the bottom. Steel hands with openwork hour hand. Movement with plate skeleton, spring drive, worm gear, and Gall chain; spindle escapement. Gilded lower plate with openwork English-style bun in the form of a wreath filled with acanthus tendrils and openwork grid, connected by a mascaron mask with an openwork bun foot. Hair adjustment is a rotating silver-plated dial with scale I–VI. Engraved on the plate in italics: Jn Bushman 3081 / LONDON. Circa 1700, London, England. Timepiece; height 6.5 cm, width 6 cm, dial diameter 4.5 cm, weight 125 g., A circular pocket watch with a metal ring at the top and a round case showing wear, a dark outer rim and lighter metallic rings around the face, the watch face featuring concentric circular bands and radial markers, a pair of ornate watch hands, and a small central hub; visible colors include silver, gray, black, and hints of brass or muted gold.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_434

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Rights managed

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50.5Mb (1.2Mb) / 13.3in x 14.7in / 3993 x 4420 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pocket watch John Bushman 1692–1720 Silver pocket watch three cases outer case covered leather rim decorated studded silver rosettes middle inner cases plain Underside inner case stamped casemaker's initial H number 3081 Transparent lid Silver champlevé dial Roman numeral hour markers Arabic minute markers oval reserves matte background central circular reserve watchmaker's signature two semicircular plates reading Bushman London date window bottom Steel hands openwork hour hand Movement plate skeleton spring drive worm gear Gall chain spindle escapement Gilded lower plate openwork English-style bun form wreath filled acanthus tendrils openwork grid connected mascaron mask openwork bun foot Hair adjustment rotating silver-plated dial scale I–VI Engraved plate italics Jn Bushman 3081 Circa 1700 England Timepiece height 6.5 cm width 6 cm dial diameter 4.5 cm weight 125 g circular pocket watch metal ring top round case showing wear dark rim lighter metallic rings face watch featuring concentric circular bands radial markers pair ornate watch hands small central hub visible colors include silver gray black hints brass muted gold.