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THOMAS WINDMILLS. A GOLD PAIR CASE GOLD VERGE CLOCKWATCH
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THOMAS WINDMILLS. A GOLD PAIR CASE GOLD VERGE CLOCKWATCH

SIGNED THO. WINDMILLS, LONDON, NO. 3743, CIRCA 1709

Fermé14 December 2010

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THOMAS WINDMILLS. A GOLD PAIR CASE GOLD VERGE CLOCKWATCH
SIGNED THO. WINDMILLS, LONDON, NO. 3743, CIRCA 1709
Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, pierced Egyptian pillars, striking on a bell with strike/silent lever under the bezel, later white enamel dial, Roman numerals for hours, Arabic numerals for minutes, beetle and poker hands, inner case pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls and a mask, outer case pierced and engraved with central monogram, seven-piece hinges, movement signed, outer case numbered
57mm diam.

The Albert Odmark Collection of Important Clocks and Watches, Christie's London, March 11, 2005, lot 156.

ALBERT ODMARK NOTES:
Purchased from Earl Hackett, 20 January, 1968.

Note du spécialiste

Thomas Windmills, the son of Joseph Windmills, was apprenticed in 1686, became free of the Clockmaker's Guild in 1695 and was a Master from 1719-1732.