Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 12, 1997

LOT 18

Vulliamy, London, No. ASOA, with London hallmarks for 1819. Fine 18K gold, half-quarter repeating watch with the coat-of-arms of Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges- Chandos-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham.

CHF 4,000 - 5,000

C. Four body, Empire with reeded band, the back engraved with the coat-of-arms. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, duplex escapement, plain flat three-arm polished steel balance, balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the regulation slide, gilt brasscock engraved with a mask and foliage sunk in the back plate overlay pierced engraved with scrolling Foliage. Half-quarter repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Dian). 52 mm.


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Richard-Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham. Ile was born in 1776 and died in 1839. known as Failfemple trout 1784 to I$13, he was .kited member of parliautent tut Buckinghamshire on 30 June 1797 and sat until 11 Februarv 1813, luring which lime he was all active representative. He was made \larquess of Chandos and Duke oI Buckingham and Chandos in 1822 by Gcoigc IV who had already made Into a Knight on 7 fume 1820. In 1827 Buckingham found himself in embarrassing circumstances. His expenditu re in prestigious art and literature had been enormous and the unutilicence with which he had entertained the Royal Family of France on one of his estates had coy civil him iii debt- He therctore decided to go abroad and a new yacht called /Anna Eliza was built for him. 1 le left Southampton on 4 August and remained two years away front England. An account of his voyage and travclslvas published by his son in three volumes in 18112 tattler the title of The Pt Kate Diary of Richard, Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, his portrait Bu r ning the frontispiece to the fttstvoltune. At one time he was a strong advocate of Roman Catholic emancipation, but later he changed his mind. He was however a consistent supporter of measures for the abolition of the slay. t rade. He put together a very important collection olIare and cm ions prints. Five ears before his death, some portion of this collection was disposed of in a sale tasting thirty clays ( Gent. 3lIag. Se[)/eauhrr 183-1, pp. 288).