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54. Large silver- gilt double-case watch, both cases pierced and en- 

 graved. In the outer case a large enamel "Mother watching 

 a sleeping child" is set. The watch is provided with hour-, 

 minute-, second-, and split-second-hands. Two tunes may be 

 played upon a concealed musical attachment. Made by 

 Timothy Williamson of Fleet Street, London, in the year 1769. 

 Looted from the Chinese Imperial Palace in Pekin during the 

 "Boxer Rebellion." (Diameter 167, thickness 60 mm.) 



(Plate XIX.) 



55. Gold pair-case repeating watch. The inner case is pierced and 

 engraved; the outer case with a pierced and repousse design. 

 Made by Hughes of London in the year 1770. (Diameter 48, 

 thickness 25 mm.) 



(Plate XVII, fig. 4.) 



Gold watch of the Louis XVI period. The back is of gros bleu 

 enamel with a superimposed floral design in platinum set with 

 zircons, surrounded by a filigree gold border set with milk opals. 

 French manufacture of about the year 1770. (Diameter 59, 

 thickness 24 mm.) 



(Plate XXII, fig. I.) 



57. Pair-case gold watch. The inner case is without ornament. 

 The outer case is ornamented with a repousse design. Made 

 by Harry Potter in London, A. D. 1773. (Diameter 52, thick- 

 ness 25 mm.) 



(Plate XX, fig. 2.) 



