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DANIEL DE ST. LEU. A VERY FINE, RARE AND LARGE GOLD PAIR CASE OPENFACE TWO TRAIN CLOCK WATCH, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET
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DANIEL DE ST. LEU. A VERY FINE, RARE AND LARGE GOLD PAIR CASE OPENFACE TWO TRAIN CLOCK WATCH, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET

SIGNED DANIEL DE ST. LEU, WATCHMAKER TO HER MAJESTY, LONDON, NO. 6549, CIRCA 1800

已结束2011年11月30日

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HKD 87,500

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DANIEL DE ST. LEU. A VERY FINE, RARE AND LARGE GOLD PAIR CASE OPENFACE TWO TRAIN CLOCK WATCH, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET
SIGNED DANIEL DE ST. LEU, WATCHMAKER TO HER MAJESTY, LONDON, NO. 6549, CIRCA 1800
Full plate gilt-finished two train verge movement, chain fusée, finely pierced and engraved scroll decorated balance cock and foot, en passant hour, half hour and quarter striking on two hammers onto a gong, white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, pierced gold hands, finely engraved floral and scroll decorated inner case, pierced and chased floral decorated band with engraved fortresses, chased and embossed floral and scroll decorated large outer case, reverse centred by a trophy of music, silence/strike lever in the bezel, movement signed and numbered
61 mm. diam.

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US$10,000-15,000

Made for the Turkish market, the present watch is a typical example of Daniel de St. Leu's fine craftsmanship, featuring impressive, lavishly decorated gold cases and a self-striking movement.

Daniel de St Leu (active 1753-1797), of Genevan origin, manufactured some of the most exquisite and elaborate watches of the eighteenth century. Gaining royal favour, he was appointed to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III in 1765, a title he held for the rest of his life since all his watches after this date are either signed 'Sevt. to her Majesty', or 'Watch Maker to her Majesty'.

He also specialized in the manufacture of watches for wealthy Ottoman customers, requesting their watches to be pieces of jewellery, preferably in richly decorated gold cases, occasionally set with diamonds. During the 18th century, the export of English watches to Turkey operated on a large scale. R. Rolt records in 'A New Dictionary of Trade and Commerce', 1756, "Great quantities of watches are exported to Asia, particularly to Turkey; where they serve more for ornaments like pictures in rooms, than for use in pockets."