James Shearwood, London. A silver key wind pair case pocket watch with repousse decoration being offered on behalf of the charity Autistica

London Hallmark for 1769

Date: London Hallmark for 1769
Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation, square baluster pillars, No.3009
Dial: Silver champleve, engraved Roman numerals, outer arcaded minute chapter, central panel depicting possibly Hades and Persephone, gilt decorative hands
Case: Polished inner, repousse outer depicting flora and Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl
Signed: Dial & movement, case stamped T.L
Size: 51mm

The current lot is being offered on behalf of the charity Autistica with proceeds going to support their vital and important work.

Autistica is the UK's national autism research charity. It exists to give every autistic person the chance of a long, happy, healthy life, and does this by funding research, shaping policy, and working with autistic people to understand their needs.

Research shows that autistic people can face poor mental and physical health throughout their lives, one of the highest rates of unemployment in society and limited social inclusion. Research involving autistic people and their families is the best way to improve understanding, find new ways to support people, and change lives for the better.