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Pocket watch by John Bushman 1692–1720, c. 1700. Silver pocket watch in three cases: outer leather-covered case with studded silver rosettes on the rim; plain middle and inner cases. Underside of inner case stamped with casemaker's initial H and number 3081. Transparent lid. Silver champlevé dial with Roman hour numerals 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 an 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. Timepiece. Dimensions: height 6.5 cm; width 6 cm; dial diameter 4.5 cm; weight 125 g., A rounded metallic object with a smooth silver surface and a slightly worn appearance is shown in profile against a pale gray background; one side features a clear domed glass element with reflective highlights, and a small metal loop protrudes from the top, while the overall color palette includes silver, clear glass tones, and light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A09_446

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.5Mo (266.7Ko) / 33.8cm x 37.4cm / 3993 x 4420 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pocket watch John Bushman 1692–1720 c 1700 Silver pocket watch three cases outer leather-covered case studded silver rosettes rim plain middle inner cases Underside inner case stamped casemaker's initial H number 3081 Transparent lid Silver champlevé dial Roman hour numerals 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 Timepiece Dimensions height 6.5 cm width 6 cm dial diameter 4.5 cm weight 125 g rounded metallic object smooth silver surface slightly worn appearance shown profile pale gray background side features clear domed glass element reflective highlights small metal loop protrudes top color palette includes silver clear glass tones light gray.