Victorian Gold Hunter Pocket Watch with Historical Significance
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Of Australian Historical Interest: A Victorian gold hunter cased pocket watch and fob, circa 1877, the case with engraved initials, 'RDB', opening to reveal a white enamel dial signed and numbered Thomas Russell & Son, No 68798 with black Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, the inside plate engraved: Presented to Robert Dixon Bannister J.P, As Promoter and Hony. Secy. of the first Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Ballarat June 1st 1878, A token of respect from the Members of the Executive Committee, the signed and numbered movement by Thomas Russell & Son, Makers to the Queen, Liverpool & London, No 68798, the case, Chester, 1877, 18 carat yellow gold and a double bar fob with square beaded locket. Robert Dixon Bannister was Honorary Secretary, and managed the first Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition at Ballarat in 1878. The Exhibition 'aimed to encourage young people to compete in works of industry and usefulness, to impress the dignity and honour of labour, to nurture those in the trades, to show handiwork, to share ideas, to develop the idea of useful employment in leisure hours, and to create a taste for the fine arts and ornamental works, so as to make the home attractive'. The Exhibition was a huge success, closing on 1 June, having attracting 159,500 visits, with total taking 4,466 pounds.
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- Hunter - A hunter pocket watch is the type where the case includes a spring-hinged circular metal lid or cover, that closes over the glass face of the watch, protecting it from dust, scratches and other damage or debris. The majority of antique and vintage hunter-case watches have the lid-hinges at the 9 o?clock position, suiting the right handed user.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Carat - A carat (abbreviated "ct") is a unit of measurement used to describe the weight of a diamond or other gemstone, and separately is a unit of measurement used to describe the weight of precious metals such as gold,.
For gemstones, one carat is equal to 0.2 grams or 200 milligrams. The weight of a diamond is one of the Four Cs (along with cut, colour, and clarity) that are used to determine a diamond's value.
It is important to note that a diamond's weight does not necessarily correspond to its size. A diamond's cut, which affects how well it reflects light, can make a diamond of a lower weight appear larger than a diamond of a higher weight. Additionally, the carat is not the only factor to determine the value of a diamond, other factors such as clarity, colour and cut are important too.
In the gold industry, the purity of gold is measured in carats (abbreviated "ct"), with 24 karats being pure gold and lower carat numbers indicating a lower purity level. So, for example, 18 carat gold is 18/24 or 75% pure gold, and 12 carat gold is 12/24 or 50% pure gold.
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