Thomas Tompion

A yellow gold pair cased repoussé verge watch circa 1700

A yellow gold pair cased repoussé verge watch circa 1700 diameter 52 mm , • gilt full plate verge movement signed Tho. Tompion, London, 3084 , pierced and engraved winged balance cock, tulip pillars • later white enamel dial, Arabic outer, beetle and poker hands • plain inner case with maker's mark WS, hallmarked for London 1700, later repoussé case depicting Cepalus and ProcrisThomas Tompion, Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 CHF , Sold , A yellow gold pair cased repoussé verge watch circa 1700 diameter 52 mm , • gilt full plate verge movement signed Tho. Tompion, London, 3084 , pierced and engraved winged balance cock, tulip pillars • later white enamel dial, Arabic outer, beetle and poker hands • plain inner case with maker's mark WS, hallmarked for London 1700, later repoussé case depicting Cepalus and Procris , Sotheby's & Co., Zurich, 16th November, 1973, lot 80, Listed in Evans, J., Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns, p.91.