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Pocket watch, Bushman, John 1692–1720 watchmaker. Silver pocket watch in three cases. Outer case covered with leather, decorated on the rim with studded silver rosettes; middle and inner cases plain; on the underside of the inner case 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 in two semicircular plates reading BUSHMAN and LONDON; date window at the bottom. Steel hands, 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 in the form of 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 close-up of a small rounded metallic object photographed against a pale background, showing a side view with a curved glass dome on one edge and a hinged seam on the top; the metal surface appears worn with a slightly rough texture and areas of darker tarnish, and a small circular loop is attached at the top. The visible colors are silver, gray, dark gray, and the pale off-white of the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A09_445

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.5Mo (333.0Ko) / 33.8cm x 37.4cm / 3993 x 4420 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pocket watch Bushman John 1692–1720 watchmaker Silver pocket watch three cases Outer case covered leather decorated rim studded silver rosettes middle inner cases plain underside inner case 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 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 close-up small rounded metallic object photographed pale background showing side view curved glass dome edge hinged seam top metal surface worn slightly rough texture areas darker tarnish small circular loop attached visible colors gray dark gray pale off-white background.