A WILTER, LONDON SILVER AND SHAGREEN TRIPLE CASED VERGE ESCAPEMENT WATCH

Description: A WILTER, LONDON SILVER AND SHAGREEN TRIPLE CASED VERGE ESCAPEMENT WATCH
Gilt fullplate movement with fusee, engraved large balance cock. Verge escapement. With date complication. Egyptian pillars. The fullplate signed Wilter London, with serial number 4367. The silver dial with Roman numerals for the hours, with an outer Arabic for seconds. The centre dial with gilt scrollwork decorating the date aperture and signature 'Wilter'. The inner case marked 'FI' with matching serial number, with winding hole. The outer second silver case with repoussé foliate scrolls, a porcelain and enamel polychromed scene of a mother and child to rear. The outer third case in shagreen with silver bezel at edges.
Mid-late 18th century.
Diameter: 65mm

PROVENANCE:
G. E. Marsh Antique Clocks, Winchester, United Kingdom
The Collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above

OTHER NOTES:
John Wilter was known to be active between 1760-1784. Some Continental watches from the late 18th century were signed 'Wilter, London', of which this may be one.