Pair-case watch and key

Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs British
 Case maker: possibly John Higginbotham

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This watch is a standard product of an excellent period and place for watchmaking. While the case is quite plain, it is pleasingly proportioned and bears a full set of hallmarks.

Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London

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Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London
Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London
Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London
Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London
Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London
Pair-case watch and key, Watchmaker: Stephen Gibbs (British, born ca. 1733, Clockmakers' Company 1748–64), Silver, painted enamel, brass and steel, British, London

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