John Bull, Newport Pagnell - English early 18th century gilt...

Hammer

£750

John Bull, Newport Pagnell - English early 18th century gilt metal and tortoiseshell pair cased verge pocket watch, circa 1700, signed deep plate fusee movement with a sprung flat steel balance, fine pierced and engraved balance cock and broad foot, silvered regulating dial and tulip pillars, enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute chapter, gold arrow hands, bullseye glass, gilt metal inner case with winding shutter hole, tortoiseshell outer case with silvered pin work decoration, 58mm

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Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - good.
Glass - good.
Hands - good.
Case - inner case with visible wear to the gilding and surface bruise marks and dents; the outer case with tortoiseshell loss to the bezel in parts, also some splits to the case back as expected for the period - see images for full guidance.
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