The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 27

Achilles with the Daughters of LycomedesJohn Ellicott, London, No. 2240, repoussé by Henry Manly, casemaker John Birdwhissell, hallmarked 1742.Very fine and rare triple-cased 22 ct. gold repoussé, half quarter repeating watch striking on a bell or à tact.

C. Outer: two-body, gilt brass, tortoiseshell-covered, decorated with gold studs. Middle: two-body, entirely repoussé and pierced, depicting Ulysses' search for Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes. Inner: two-body, 'bassine', entirely pierced and engraved with foliage, dolphin's heads and a mask, gilt dust cap. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic numerals. Blued-steel 'beetle and poker' hands. M. 32.4 mm o, hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindricapillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm jewelled balance with diamond top endstone, single-footed cock, worm and wheel set-up. Stogden repeating system, repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant, pushpiece at 5 o'clock for à tact repeating.Signed on the movement and the dust cap.Diam. 57 mm (outer case). Published in the Sandberg book, page 140-141.