Timepieces of the Renaissance
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Pocket watches were the fruit of cooperation between watchmakers and jewellers. In designing their engraved, niello and enamel patterns and figure compositions that cover the items, masters made use of engravings. The decoration had to follow the style of the applied art of the period.
There are an early 17th-century watch with pictures of rare beauty showing the allegories of Wisdom and Justice, birds and flowers executed in the typical technique of the period, that of cut enamel. The outer side of the shutters bears a cameo on a shell with the portrait of Emperor Ferdinand II. This watch, a wonderful piece of the Renaissance style, comes from Count Musin-Pushkin’s collection. The engraved decor on the watch by Parisian master Barberet is also done in the Renaissance tradition.
I have a English Watch Co. Pocket watch. Its hall marks makes it made in 1680 in the town of Birmingham.The case number is 6035 and there is a 2nd number of b61 Do you have any information on this watch and about its worth. The tip of the minuet hand is missing. It has roman numeral lettering with a second hand dial there is one other stamp on the case that I can not understand. There is a 6065 N stamped on the watch under th cover on the back.It is hard to find anything about a watch this old. Can you give me resorce books to look in? Thanks for your help Jeff