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A Joseph Windmills tortoiseshell cased gilt verge striking…
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Sydney
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7-Dec-2020
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A Joseph Windmills tortoiseshell cased gilt verge striking watch, gilt fullplate movement with two train fusee, engraved and pierced balance cock, with pierced guard around striking fusee. Tulip pillars. Verge escapement. Strikes on the hour and half hour. The fullplate signed 'Jos Windmills London'. The movement hinged to a single case with gilt bezel. The gilt face with Roman numeral chapter hour dial and Arabic minutes in an outer ring, signed 'Windmills London' within two repousse scrolls. The tortoiseshell with gilt pique riveting at outer bezel front and reverse, the reverse with shutters to winding holes. London, circa 1700, diameter: 57 mm. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 15th December 1983, lot 50, the collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above
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