Thomas Allen, London. A gold key wind triple case quarter repeating pocket watch with shagreen outer case and repousse depicting Hermes and Andromeda
Circa 1750
Date: Circa 1750
Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock with dragon, diamond end stone, silver regulation, two polished hammers striking on bell, round baluster pillars, No.635
Dial: White enamel, black Roman numerals, black outer minute markers with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker hands
Case: Pierced and engraved inner, pierced repoussé middle case depicting Hermes and Andromeda, outer studded shagreen case with exhibition glass
Signed: Movement
Size: 54mm
In Greek Mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Kepheus and Kassiopeia, king and queen of the Phoenician kingdom of Ethiopia. After the Queen boasted that her daughter was more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sent a sea monster to devastate the kingdom. Since only Andromeda's sacrifice would appease the gods, she was chained to a rock and left to be devoured by the monster. She remained on the rocks until she was spotted by Perseus, flying past on his winged sandals given to him by the god Hermes. Perseus falls in love with her and secures the promise of her hand in marriage if he can save her. Perseus kills the monster with the sword Hermes had given him to defeat Medusa, saving Andromeda.
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Circa 1750
Date: Circa 1750
Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance cock with dragon, diamond end stone, silver regulation, two polished hammers striking on bell, round baluster pillars, No.635
Dial: White enamel, black Roman numerals, black outer minute markers with Arabic numeral 5 minute markers, blued steel beetle and poker hands
Case: Pierced and engraved inner, pierced repoussé middle case depicting Hermes and Andromeda, outer studded shagreen case with exhibition glass
Signed: Movement
Size: 54mm
In Greek Mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Kepheus and Kassiopeia, king and queen of the Phoenician kingdom of Ethiopia. After the Queen boasted that her daughter was more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon sent a sea monster to devastate the kingdom. Since only Andromeda's sacrifice would appease the gods, she was chained to a rock and left to be devoured by the monster. She remained on the rocks until she was spotted by Perseus, flying past on his winged sandals given to him by the god Hermes. Perseus falls in love with her and secures the promise of her hand in marriage if he can save her. Perseus kills the monster with the sword Hermes had given him to defeat Medusa, saving Andromeda.
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