GERRIT KNIP. A RARE SILVER PAIR CASE ASTRONOMICAL VERGE WATCH
SIGNED GT. KNIP, AMSTERDAM, NO. 134, CIRCA 1760
Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, baluster pillars, silver dial with engraved and blackened arched Roman VI-VI hour sector, outer plain cartouches with engraved and blackened Arabic five-minute divisions, arched aperture to the center with rotating silver disc with sun, moon and stars, the lower half of the dial with aperture for date surrounded by a relief scene of classical figures surrounding a globe, plain inner case, chased outer case with central later enamel scene of a lady and gentleman, movement signed
51mm diam. of outer case
GERRIT KNIP. A RARE SILVER PAIR CASE ASTRONOMICAL VERGE WATCH
SIGNED GT. KNIP, AMSTERDAM, NO. 134, CIRCA 1760
Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, baluster pillars, silver dial with engraved and blackened arched Roman VI-VI hour sector, outer plain cartouches with engraved and blackened Arabic five-minute divisions, arched aperture to the center with rotating silver disc with sun, moon and stars, the lower half of the dial with aperture for date surrounded by a relief scene of classical figures surrounding a globe, plain inner case, chased outer case with central later enamel scene of a lady and gentleman, movement signed
51mm diam. of outer case
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