A musical coach watch by Joseph Martineau Sr.
Highly important and magnificient silver pair cased quarter repeating, hour striking musical coach pocket watch made for the turkish market.
Highly important and magnificient silver pair cased quarter repeating, hour striking musical coach pocket watch made for the turkish market. De movement signed « Jos. Martineau Senior » and case signed « C.H. » for Christopher Heckel. Hallmarked 1745/46.
The original cast of the case is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England. The original design of the case is in « The Yale center for British Art, Paul Mellon collection », USA.
Now in a private italian collection.
« Rococo Art and Design in Hogarth’s England » in the « Victoria & Albert museum », London, England. From the 16/05/1986 to 30/09/1986.
Diameter : 146 mm.