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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 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 an openwork English-style bun in the form of a wreath filled with acanthus tendrils and an openwork grid, connected by a mascaron mask with an openwork bun foot. Hair adjustment is a rotating silver-plated dial with a 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 metal pocket watch with an open cover revealing the watch face and inner rim; the metal surfaces show a worn, slightly tarnished appearance in silver and gray tones with patches of darker and lighter areas, and the interior of the open cover shows a brass-like dull yellowish-brown patina. The watch face features concentric rings with decorative raised ridges and a central circular plate in muted gray and silver, and there are ornate dark bluish-gray hands mounted at the center. A rounded metal loop at the top of the watch is visible in a similar tarnished silver color. The background is a flat, pale off-white or very light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_436

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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 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 metal pocket watch open cover revealing watch face inner rim metal surfaces worn slightly tarnished appearance silver gray tones patches darker lighter areas interior open cover brass- dull yellowish-brown patina features concentric rings decorative raised ridges central circular plate muted gray ornate dark bluish-gray hands mounted center rounded metal loop top watch visible tarnished silver color background flat pale off-white light gray.