A silver cased verge pocket watch Signed for Edward Burgess, circa 1700 and later The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four tulip pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock decorated with an Ottoman mask at the apex and with conforming pierced foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing engraved signature for Edward Burgis, London, fitted with a white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and with steel beetle and poker hands, in a silver consular case with winding shutter to rear and suspension post (the dial and case probably mid 18th century replacements), the pillar plate 39mm (1.5ins) diameter, the case 52mm (2ins approx) diameter overall. Edward Burgess is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as marrying Patience Clement (sister of William Clement in 1670. He apparently never gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company and appears to have taken apprentices through the Tallow Chandlers' Company (George Thomas in 1676, Matthias Child in 1680 and Theophilus Fisher in 1684). This would suggest that Burgess perhaps worked just outside the City (possibly Southwark) but was clearly held in high esteem by the Clockmakers' Company as they approached him to judge the clockmaking contest between Prevost and Threlkeld in 1699 - he declined the request. Loomes notes that Edward Burgess and his wife were still alive in 1713. Although the current lot appears English the positioning of the regulation disc to the left hand side of the movement backplate (when viewed with cock uppermost) would suggest that the current lot may be of Dutch workmanship. However the presence of a full signature would indicate that the movement was indeed finished by Burgess. Condition report disclaimer
A silver cased verge pocket watch Signed for Edward Burgess, circa 1700 and later The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four tulip pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock decorated with an Ottoman mask at the apex and with conforming pierced foot flanked by silvered regulation disc within adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing engraved signature for Edward Burgis, London, fitted with a white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and with steel beetle and poker hands, in a silver consular case with winding shutter to rear and suspension post (the dial and case probably mid 18th century replacements), the pillar plate 39mm (1.5ins) diameter, the case 52mm (2ins approx) diameter overall. Edward Burgess is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as marrying Patience Clement (sister of William Clement in 1670. He apparently never gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company and appears to have taken apprentices through the Tallow Chandlers' Company (George Thomas in 1676, Matthias Child in 1680 and Theophilus Fisher in 1684). This would suggest that Burgess perhaps worked just outside the City (possibly Southwark) but was clearly held in high esteem by the Clockmakers' Company as they approached him to judge the clockmaking contest between Prevost and Threlkeld in 1699 - he declined the request. Loomes notes that Edward Burgess and his wife were still alive in 1713. Although the current lot appears English the positioning of the regulation disc to the left hand side of the movement backplate (when viewed with cock uppermost) would suggest that the current lot may be of Dutch workmanship. However the presence of a full signature would indicate that the movement was indeed finished by Burgess. Condition report disclaimer
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