Payne, 103 New Bond Street
The square-topped case surmounted by a facetted brass carrying handle on foliate uprights above bevelled glass side panels, to an ogee moulded base raised on a plinth with brass button feet. The 3.75-inch rectangular gilt engine-turned dial with Roman numerals and outer minute track, signed below XII Payne 103 New Bond Street, with blued steel Breguet-style hands. The single train chain fusee movement with maintaining power and underslung English lever platform escapement, and polished backplate. Running. 27cms (11ins) high.

Footnotes

William Payne is first recorded in 1816 at 62 South Molton Street, London. By 1825, he had established his business at 163 New Bond Street, where the firm remained a respected presence well into the 20th century. Known for producing finely made timepieces, William Payne & Co. catered to a discerning clientele in the heart of London's fashionable West End.
Loomes, B. (2006). Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, N.A.G. Press, London.
Britten, F.J. (1986). Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers, Bloomsbury Books, London.

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