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Lovely 18ct gold verge pocket…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
16-Nov-2024
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Description:
Lovely 18ct gold verge pocket watch chatelaine, the movement signed M.I Tobias & Co, Liverpool, #8170, c.1819, with a sumptuous four-tone gold chased foliate dial with Roman numeral hour markers, on a textured gold ground, set within an English 18ct gold openfaced case hallmarked 18, London, Th/Jh, #8172, the case back decorated with radiating circular engine turned designs, weight 100gm, case diameter 48 mm, suspended on a 14ct gold tested dual strand chain on a gilt metal chatelaine hook, set beside a longer 14ct gold dual strand chain terminating at three appendages; a watch key, a bloodstone seal with engraved 'Just like Love' above a rose and a retractable barrel form charm containing printed fabric document with French calendar and corresponding astrological and saintly dates of importance, total weight 133.3gm, length 21.5 cm published: "How the watch was worn, a fashion for 500 Years', by Genevieve Cummins, colour plate 59, page 31.
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Category:
Unclassified