Massy, London - English early 18th century silver verge pock...

Estimate

£400 - £800

Massy, London - English early 18th century silver verge pocket watch, the fusee movement signed Massy, London, no. 772, with flat steel balance, pierced and engraved winged balance cock and foot, silvered regulating dial and Egyptian pillars, signed champlevé dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic five minute chapter, beetle and poker hands, consular case a winding shutter slide, makers mark 'IRG', 48mm (lacking bow, lacking outer case)
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** probably Nicolas Massy, circa 1720

More Information

Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - light and typical wear to the numeral markings - see image.
Glass - surface marks present.
Hands - oxidised surface wear.
Case - visible surface marks and bruise marks, old solder repair to the inners case at the stem join, the shutter with an indistinct inscription; no outer case and lacking the bow - see images.
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