A late 18th century French 18ct three-colour gold verge pock...

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£700 - £900

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A late 18th century French 18ct three-colour gold verge pocket watch, circa 1790, white enamel dial with hand painted Roman numeral hour markers, outer minute divisions with Arabic five minute markers, skeleton hands, caseback decorated with memorial urn surrounded by animals and flowers, the movement with cylindrical pillars, case maker IPBn, case no. 1954, case width 42mm, 59.4g gross, working order

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Movement – currently working
Dial - a few tiny chips around keyhole and several hairline cracks around edge of dial particularly at 6
Glass - a few small edge chips all around and glass has been re-glued
Hands - good
Case - case is lacking push button, high points are quite worn, no other damage

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Auction Date: 25th Oct 2024 at 10am

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25th Oct 2024 10am (Lots 1000 to 1909)

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