£1,000 - £1,500
AN ENGLISH TRIPLE CASED VERGE WATCH FOR THE TURKISH MARKET GEORGE PRIOR LONDON No 1828 with enamel dial with Turkish numerals, steel beetle-and-poker hands, signed and numbered backplate, foliate pierced urn and foliage balance cock with maker's disguised initials, silvered regulation with Turkish numerals, silver stem and bow, outer case with bright cut bezel, the third silver rimmed brass case covered in tortoiseshell secured by decorative brass pins, 8.5cm, casemaker IR, a pellet between, a crescent above incuse, London 1787
Slight rust at centre of hands, dial not cracked but with tiny old blackened scratches, movement complete, not broken and apparently in working order, no repair to stem or bow, cases not unduly worn although push piece on second case typically damaged. Outer case in good condition but for small loss near pushpiece, a good unrestored example
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24% inc VAT*
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25.8% inc VAT*
