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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Oct-2024
Lot No.
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Description:
A ladies' silver hunter pocket watch, maker Waltham American Circa 1881 3.8 cm dial diameter, 4.2 cm case diameter, 5 cm high. A ladies' silver hunter pocket watch, maker Waltham. American Circa 1881. Ladies' silver hunter watch. Case decorated with a geometric design enclosing a shield on a. central round engine-turned ground on the front and a floral pattern on a central round engine-turned ground on the back. Case bears Birmingham hallmarks for 1881 and the case-maker's. mark "AB". Inscribed on the outside of the inner cover "Made Expressly for J. Sparrow, Launceston". Round silver bow. White enamel dial, black Roman hour numerals. Subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel hands, hour hand damaged. Indecipherable vestiges of the retailer's name below 12 o'clock. Key wind, lever escapement. Three-quarter backplate, solid balance cock, two-arm bi-metallic. compensated balance. Marked on the backplate "Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass." And the. words "Patent Pinion'. Numbered 1786045. Provenance: Purchased from Kozminsky Galleries, Melbourne, prior to 1972. Dimensions: 3.8 cm dial diameter, 4.2 cm case diameter, 5 cm high
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Category:
Unclassified