Thomas Reske. A Gold-plated and Enamel Openface Keywound Verge Watch
Lot 74

Thomas Reske. A Gold-plated and Enamel Openface Keywound Verge Watch

SIGNED THOMAS RESKE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed11 June 2013

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USD 2,750

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Thomas Reske. A Gold-plated and Enamel Openface Keywound Verge Watch
Signed Thomas Reske, Early 19th Century
Mechanical gilt-finished full-plate verge movement, chain fusée, pierced balance cock, silvered regulator dial, Egyptian pilasters, white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, circular case, polychrome enamel portrait of a woman in a kitchen, outer black and white enamel border with gilt beaded border, engraved rim and bezel, hinged back, movement signed
47.5mm diam.

Specialist note

Jürgen Abeler's Meister der Uhrmacherkunst lists Thomas Reske (Reski) in Landsberg, as a member of a watchmaker family active from around 1790 until 1882.