AN ENAMEL LADY'S FOB WATCH
With an unsigned movement, the case with green enamel and foliate motifs set with pearls, the unsigned white dial with Arabic hour markers, with an associated Plique-à-jour leaf and pearl pin
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£80 - £120
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Hammer price:
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£550 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
CONDITION REPORT
The glass on the watch is detached, but present and will not fit back on, some wear to the enamel. The watch movement is overwound, the balance wheel is fairly rigid, dial and hands are in good condition, green enamel to front in good condition, case diameter 2.8cm, no markings within the caseback, some restoration to the enamel of the leaf spray applied to the back of the case, two or three small cracks to the enamel of the brooch fitting, some wear to the gilding of the brooch fitting, the brooch fitting is unmarked
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection
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