Framed Watercolour Painting

A Burk's Fabrikat Amerikaner circular drum-shaped timepiece with the paper recording disc present internally, with stamp inset with key post, spring fingers and detector spring; without keys. 855 grams total, 11.5 cm wide



Acquired Stacey's Auctions, Rayleigh, Essex, UK. Property of a Essex gentleman.

Each waypoint of the night watchman's round had a key hung there with a different number; as the watchman reached that location on the ship he would insert the key and turn it and that would make a time and location stamp on the paper disk showing exactly what time he had checked that site. The clock cases were locked so the instrument could not be tampered with while in use.

With extensive use of liquid gold; polychrome painted scene of three male figures within a building engaged in conversation; three passers-by outside with faces raised to another figure on the roof; panels of calligraphic nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 689 grams, 37 x 26.5 cm

Very fine condition.

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

The tear-shaped pendant with an ornate frame and articulate bail, set with a cut and polished emerald stone engraved with calligraphic Arabic script embellished with floral sprigs; domed reverse featuring a pierced floral motif. 63 grams, 62 mm



London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family.