Tarts, a silver pair cased watch with date aperture: the fusee movement having a pierced and engraved balance cock to the verge escapement and signed Jno. Tarts, London, 21155, with Tompion regulation, the decorative silver dial having raised silver mounts to the centre depicting a putti on c-scrolls, with black Roman numerals and gilded half-hour markings to the Dutch-style chapter ring, a date aperture and signed Tarts and black Roman numerals, the case having an engraved street scene engraved to the back entitled Breukelen, being a Dutch town and hallmarked for silver, London and stamped W.B for the probable case maker William Brooks of Church Row, Old Street, diameter 58cm. * Biography J. Tarts is quite possibly a fictitious name used by J. Stratton, a known maker of watches for the Dutch market in the late 18th century.* Notes Reference Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Brian Loomes, Pub.NAG Press 2006.