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MASSY ENAMEL PORTRAIT POCKET WATCH
Estimate:
$2,000 - $4,000
Sold
$3,800
Live Auction
Spring Estates | March 2023
Category
Description
London early c.1700's Verge fusee movement, the cock and back plate elaborately pierced and engraved with a coat of arms and motto of the Knights of the Garter, gilt dial with aperture at 12 for viewing enameled portraits. Flipping activated by depressing pendant. case 1.9 in (49mm), tot. wgt. 146.1 gms. N.B. Descriptions are revised from a 1994 insurance appraisal by a noted N.Y.C. auction house Horologist

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Condition
Currently working. Please note that we cannot guarantee our time pieces are working, and we always recommend a cleaning.
Provenance
Collection of William D. Fraad, Greenwich, CT.