Richard Vick 22K gold pair case cylinder pocket watch with repoussé scene attributed to George Michael Mosert.1150
Richard Vick 22K gold pair case cylinder pocket watch with repoussé scene attributed to George Michael Moser, movement signed “Rich. Vick”, London, No. 1385, case stamped with London date letter for 1747-48. Gilt-finished cylinder escapement movement, finely pierced and engraved balance cock and foot, diamond end stone. Enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hour, Arabic for the Minutes, plain inner case, outer case with repoussé scene depicting Fame, Britannia and Sir Isaac Newton, scroll and floral decorated border. Inner case with London date letter for 1747-48 and stamped A.F. movement signed Rich. Vick 1385.
Size Outer case 48 mm. weight 111g.The dial is in very good condition, gold beetle & poker hands, the minute hand was soldered. Guilt brass dust cover signed R. Vick London. The watch is in outstanding good condition with almost no sign of use. The scene on the back is rather untypical; it does not depict a classical mythological scene, but a standing figure of Fame holding an oval portrait of a male head in profile, probably Sir Isaac Newton. A seated figure of Britannia equipped with the helmet and olive branch of Minerva points towards the Portrait. In the foreground are books, a telescope and a celestial globe, a lion’s fur and a map. In the background is a view of London, with includes St. Paul`s Cathedral on the left and the monument of the city of London, commemorating the Fire of London in the middle. To the right of Britannia is the Greenwich Observatory. It`s very rare with the landscape behind the scene. The borders around the scene are asymmetric. This motif was the first that Moser made after working for himself. Reference: The watch is described in the book “Richard Edgcumbe; The gold chaser, on top of page 98 with an reference to photo 121. Here there must be a mistake in the book, because it is not the watch no.1385 by R. Vick pictured, but a similar watch case showing (same motiv) also made by Moser but the movement is from W. Webster. Further on page 98 is speculated about the attribution of the pleasant watch to Moser, the motive is the first Moser signed with his own name, over the years he used the motif several times. It is also mentioned as a possibility that the motif could have been taken over from Ishmael Parbury, since he and Moser demonstrably became friends from around 1738. Parbury is the only one besides Moser that chasing cases with landscape scenery within the back panels. In The book “The Camerer Cuss Book of antique watches”, page 116, here the same motif (no 1) the case is signed by Moser, Movement by Thomes Mudge, hallmarked 1738 the motif is the same only the borders are symmetric, this is the first known solo work by Moser. George Michael Moser, born in January 1706 in Switzerland, was one of the most prominent chasers of his day. He worked for his father, also a chaser, until he moved to London in 1726, where he worked for a coppersmith and then a cabinet maker. His skill was such that he became drawing-master to King George III and designed the great seal for him. Throughout his career, Moser worked mainly with Thomas Mudge, George Graham, William Webster, John Ellicott and Richard Vick.
He specialized in figural renderings and often used classical sources for his scenes. He was widely known and respected in the artistic field, was one of the original founders of the Royal Academy along with Sir Joshua Reynolds, and was elected Keeper of the Academy by King George III in 1768. Moser died in January of 1783, and was honored by Sir Joshua Reynolds in his obituary as “the father of the present race of artists” see, Edgcumbe, The Art of the old Chaser, pp. 85-90. His works are found in the best collections and museums worldwide, the cover photo of the book “the gold chaser” is a snuffbox by Moser belonging to the collection of the Danish royal court.
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Richard Vick is recorded as apprenticed in 1692, free of the Clockmakers Company in 1702, he became the Company’s Master in 1729. He was also recorded as keeper of the Clocks in the King's palace; see Baillie, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Second Edition, p.27. He got a Clock in St. James palace, made a repeater Watch for the King, a Long case clock in Windsor castle, which is illustrated in Britten and watches he got watches in the Ilbert collection. Vick died 1750. Versand / ShippingWORLDWIDE SHIPPINGDer Versand innerhalb Europas erfolgt mit DHL als Paket.
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