SKINNER presents a Gallery Walk

260 (two views)262.Silver Watch Hutch, 19th century, in the form of a Dutch bombé tallclock with repoussé decoration, Atlas and flanking trumpeters as finials,hinged and glazed bezel, waist door and bombé base with claw feet, allhall marked JVDH, ht. 10 1/2 in.$400-600263.French Gutta-Percha Watch Stand and Calendar, c. 1880, the easelstand with delicate raised scroll work, flowers and ribbons, the uppersection with a 2-in. recess for hanging a pocket watch, brass insetmercury thermometer, adjustable dials for the month, day of the monthand day of the week, ht. 11 in.$1,000-1,500264.Silver Pair-Case Pocket Watch by Jn. Wontner, London, No. 13849enameled dial with Arabic numerals, bull’s-eye crystal, 40 mm engravedfusee movement with pierced balance cock and signed Jn. Rentnow,London, 13849.Note: John Rentnow is the London watchmaker John Wontner, whooften spelled his own name backwards for an unknown reason.$150-250265.Dunand 14kt Gold Open Face Quarter Hour Repeater, Switzerland,No. 29695, double-sunk enameled dial marked Dunand with Arabicnumerals, red minutes and seconds dial, blued spade hands, engineturnedcase with cuvette engraved Dunand 29695, stem-wind and -setquarter hour repeating jeweled movement with lever escapement allmarked by maker, 50 mm.$1,500-2,500262online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com57