James McCabe, LondonA FINE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET HALF-HUNTING CASED MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CONCEALED POLYCHROME ENAMEL PAINTED PORTRAIT OF AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN, MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET1877, NO. 08849 gilded 3/4 plate lever movement, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, diamond endstone, steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs, signed Jas. McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, no. 08849, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, signed Jas. McCabe, London 08849, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel double spade hands, gold cuvette, 18ct gold case with opaque turquoise enamel heightened with diamond-set scrolling stylised foliage, the enamel to the front with scalloped inner edge and centred by a glazed aperture surrounded by blue enamel Roman numerals and minute ring, the back centred with a diamond-set monogram, decoratively chased and engraved bezels and pendant, slide repeat in the band, the front lid opening to reveal a finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of an Indian gentleman, casehallmarked 1877,cover and cuvette numbered 0884, with case maker's mark AS for Alfred Stram and IMC incuse for James McCabediameter 44mm.A concise history of the McCabe family by Paul Hackamack can be found in Antiquarian Horology, No. 3, Vol. 10, Summer 1977, pp. 308-316. James McCabe was born c. 1748 in Ireland near to Belfast and moved to London in 1775. The firm is recorded at Fleet Street, Cheapside and the Royal Exchange. In 1781, McCabe was made a Freeman of the Clockmakers’ Company, later becoming a Warden. James died in 1811 and the firm was continued by his youngest son Robert. Robert died in 1860 and, in turn, his eldest son, Robert Jeremy McCabe, continued the family business until he closed it in 1879/80. Robert Jeremy appears to have spent the remainder of his life as “a man of independent means” and died in 1902 [op. cit. p. 309].Condition reportThe case is in good order with crisp engraving and there are no obvious losses to the enamel or diamonds. Hallmarks are crisp. The portrait inside the cuvette appears to be free from chips or cracks.The dial is in good order with no visible cracks.The watch ticks and repeats when the slide repeat is activated. Please note that Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The online
James McCabe, LondonA FINE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET HALF-HUNTING CASED MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH CONCEALED POLYCHROME ENAMEL PAINTED PORTRAIT OF AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN, MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET1877, NO. 08849 gilded 3/4 plate lever movement, cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, diamond endstone, steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs, signed Jas. McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, no. 08849, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, signed Jas. McCabe, London 08849, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued steel double spade hands, gold cuvette, 18ct gold case with opaque turquoise enamel heightened with diamond-set scrolling stylised foliage, the enamel to the front with scalloped inner edge and centred by a glazed aperture surrounded by blue enamel Roman numerals and minute ring, the back centred with a diamond-set monogram, decoratively chased and engraved bezels and pendant, slide repeat in the band, the front lid opening to reveal a finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of an Indian gentleman, casehallmarked 1877,cover and cuvette numbered 0884, with case maker's mark AS for Alfred Stram and IMC incuse for James McCabediameter 44mm.A concise history of the McCabe family by Paul Hackamack can be found in Antiquarian Horology, No. 3, Vol. 10, Summer 1977, pp. 308-316. James McCabe was born c. 1748 in Ireland near to Belfast and moved to London in 1775. The firm is recorded at Fleet Street, Cheapside and the Royal Exchange. In 1781, McCabe was made a Freeman of the Clockmakers’ Company, later becoming a Warden. James died in 1811 and the firm was continued by his youngest son Robert. Robert died in 1860 and, in turn, his eldest son, Robert Jeremy McCabe, continued the family business until he closed it in 1879/80. Robert Jeremy appears to have spent the remainder of his life as “a man of independent means” and died in 1902 [op. cit. p. 309].Condition reportThe case is in good order with crisp engraving and there are no obvious losses to the enamel or diamonds. Hallmarks are crisp. The portrait inside the cuvette appears to be free from chips or cracks.The dial is in good order with no visible cracks.The watch ticks and repeats when the slide repeat is activated. Please note that Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The online
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