Lot 351 VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Serner. An unusual and early silver pair case openface wandering hour royal presentation verge watch with the enamel portrait of King George I
SIGNED JOH. JAC. SERNER, LÜBECK, 232, CIRCA 1720
Closed16 November 2009
Price Realised
CHF 20,000
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Specialist note
The present watch is a fine example of a so-called Royal presentation watch, set with the portrait of King George I of England (1660-1727), made for his household and given as gift to dignitaries or friends of his Majesty. The wandering hour mechanism was particularly popular during the late 17th/early 18th century.
The watchmaker Johann Jakob Serner I in Lübeck is listed in Jürgen Abeler's Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, p. 581, as active in the first quarter of the 18th century.
The watchmaker Johann Jakob Serner I in Lübeck is listed in Jürgen Abeler's Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, p. 581, as active in the first quarter of the 18th century.