William Ilbery

Ilbery, London. An exceptionally fine, very rare & important gold and enamel centre seconds duplex pocket watch, made for the Chinese market, No.6068, made circa 1820. Enamel scene attributable to Jean-Louis Richter

Highly decorated gilt movement with duplex escapement, three-arm steel balance with diamond end-stone, blued steel balance-spring and blued steel compensation weights. White enamel dial with black Roman numerals, outer minutes, outermost 15 minute numerals, gilt hands with centre seconds, large gold case with decorated sprung cuvette, hinged reverse with central finely enamelled scene featuring period (Georgian) dressed sisters picking fruit within a country manor estate, the outer and bezel with matching blue, white, turquoise and red enamel decoration, the bow similarly decorated with pale blue enamel. Inner case back additionally numbered 44. Diameter 59mm.