Lot 1090
A rare silver pair case verge watchSigned Ephraim Clark, Philadelphia, No. 5968, 1790's
12 June 2014, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$2,000 - US$3,000
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A rare silver pair case verge watch
Signed Ephraim Clark, Philadelphia, No. 5968, 1790's
Gilt full plate fusee movement, tapered cylindrical pillars, scroll pierced cock with grotesque mask, white enamel dial with roman chapters, blued beetle and poker hands, plain silver pair cases, Birmingham, 1791, accompanied by the early 19th century Philadelphia watch paper of Ja's Brearley
55mm
Gilt full plate fusee movement, tapered cylindrical pillars, scroll pierced cock with grotesque mask, white enamel dial with roman chapters, blued beetle and poker hands, plain silver pair cases, Birmingham, 1791, accompanied by the early 19th century Philadelphia watch paper of Ja's Brearley
55mm
Footnotes
Ephraim Clarke is recorded working in Philadelphia from 1780 onward. He took over the business of the noted clockmaker John Wood in 1793. In the 1790's he advertised that he imported clock and watchmaking materials.
See: Hohmann, F. L. (2009). Timeless: Masterpiece American Brass Dial Clocks. New York.