15 of 606 lots
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18K BETTERTON GOLD REPEATING WATCH
Estimate:
$5,000 - $7,000
Passed
Live Auction
Spring Estates | March 2023
Category
Description
A fine gold repousse pair cased repeating verge pocket watch circa 1740-1757, chased with mythological creatures. Total weight 122.7; case diameter ~42mm (outer case ~51mm)

(43) Similar one sold at Cheffins Clifton House Cambridge, UK 11-24-22; N.B. Descriptions are revised from a 1994 insurance appraisal by a noted N.Y.C. auction house Horologist

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Provenance
Collection of William D. Fraad, Greenwich, CT.