£1,400
Thomas Mudge. Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate Thomas Mudge, London, No. 329, the inner case hallmarked London 1759, the outer case London 1788, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals (cracks and chips), 50mm diameter
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
Very slight dents to the outer case back, inner case good with slight damage to hinge, two cracks to the dial at ten o'clock and six o'clock, chips to dial perimeter at six o'clock, balance swings
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