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Pocket watch by John Bushman 1692–1720, silver pocket watch in three cases. Outer case covered with leather, decorated on the rim with studded silver rosettes; middle and inner cases plain; underside of the inner case stamped with the casemaker's initial H and the 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 an openwork hour hand. Movement with a 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., An open pocket watch mechanism sits against a pale gray background, showing a silver-toned inner case lid with some small dark marks and a smooth reflective surface, and a visible movement composed of several metallic components in gold, silver, and blue; ornate filigree work in silver rests atop the movement, with a small circular dial partially visible beneath it, surrounded by gold gears and plates, and blue screws and accents are scattered among the components, all presenting a mix of polished and slightly tarnished metallic textures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_444

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Keywords

Pocket watch John Bushman 1692–1720 silver pocket watch three cases Outer case covered leather decorated rim 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 open pocket watch mechanism sits pale gray background showing silver-toned inner case lid small dark marks smooth reflective surface visible movement composed several metallic components gold silver blue ornate filigree work rests atop movement small circular dial partially visible beneath surrounded gold gears plates blue screws accents scattered components presenting mix polished slightly tarnished metallic textures.