Markwick Markham London A FINE AND RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL PAIR-CASED CLOCK WATCH MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET CIRCA 1796 • gilt full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone set in a screwed chaton, engraved decoration on half plate, striking repeating clock watch mechanism on a bell for hours and quarters, signed and numbered Markwick Markham Borrel • white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, later hands, signed Markwick Markham Perigal London • the inner case pierced and engraved with scrolls to the band, the back with a polychrome enamel decoration of flowers, outer ring with blue and turquoise enamel, the edge with cartouches of military trophies, pierced outer case with a polychrome enamel of military trophies on translucent deep purple enamel, gilt foliate swags, turquoise, sky blue and white surround, the pierced and enamelled band with chequer-board pattern, blue enamel vignettes of the Sultan Ahmet Camii Mosque, diamond-set push piece • dial and movement signed, case maker VW, hallmark London 1796 diameter 48 mm
Markwick Markham London A FINE AND RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL PAIR-CASED CLOCK WATCH MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET CIRCA 1796 • gilt full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone set in a screwed chaton, engraved decoration on half plate, striking repeating clock watch mechanism on a bell for hours and quarters, signed and numbered Markwick Markham Borrel • white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, later hands, signed Markwick Markham Perigal London • the inner case pierced and engraved with scrolls to the band, the back with a polychrome enamel decoration of flowers, outer ring with blue and turquoise enamel, the edge with cartouches of military trophies, pierced outer case with a polychrome enamel of military trophies on translucent deep purple enamel, gilt foliate swags, turquoise, sky blue and white surround, the pierced and enamelled band with chequer-board pattern, blue enamel vignettes of the Sultan Ahmet Camii Mosque, diamond-set push piece • dial and movement signed, case maker VW, hallmark London 1796 diameter 48 mm
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