£800
Oval silver verge watch in 17th Century style, the front cover engraved with a scene of St. George and the dragon, the reverse with the Madonna and child, the dial with a single blue steeled hand and pierced and engraved decoration, similar to the case band, probably 19th Century, 78mm high
PROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Slight general wear commensurate with age, hinge pin lacking, front case detached, dial and movement detached from main case, balance does not swing, movement appears to require much attention
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