MARKWICK MARKHAM, PERIGAL. A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE SMALL 18K GOLD, GILT METAL, SILVER AND ENAMEL DIAMOND-SET VASE-FORM WATCH WITH CONCEALED DIAL, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET
Signed Markwick Markham, Perigal, London, No. 24'914, dated December 1781
M ovement: Manual, gilt brass full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusée and chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed cock, signed
D ial: White enamel with Islamic numerals, signed
C ase: Two-piece, decorated with translucent scarlet enamel over fine flinqué work, the central body with applied silver diamond-set garlands alternating with small painted on enamel cartouches resembling moss agate, the top with stripes of opaque white enamel with circular blue enamel cartouches, each centered by a rose-cut diamond, below narrow stripe of white enamel dots resembling half pearls, base with opaque white enamel with gold petals and diamonds, the underside of the base with the initials ‘EJ’ in white enamel and centered by a crest with an open right hand within a shield in blue enamel, translucent dark blue enamel frame with the gold inscription ‘DEC : 1781’, hinged top cover decorated to match with alternating rings with scarlet, opaque white and translucent blue enamel set with diamonds and surmounted by small gold pendant, height 74.5 mm.
, A similar vase form watch is part of the Wilsdorf Collection, published in: ‘Rolex, Montres et Emaux de Genève’, p. 187. ,
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