THOMAS WINDMILLS. A GOLD PAIR CASE GOLD VERGE CLOCKWATCH
Lot 54

THOMAS WINDMILLS. A GOLD PAIR CASE GOLD VERGE CLOCKWATCH

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

Closed14 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.

Specialist note

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.