George Prior, London - silver and tortoiseshell  triple case...

Hammer

£680

George Prior, London - silver and tortoiseshell  triple cased verge pocket watch made for the Turkish Market, London 1800, the fusee movement signed Geo'e Prior, London, no. 16128, with pierced engraved balance cock with urn, flat steel three arm balance, silvered regulating disc and ornate pillars, the enamel dial signed George Prior, London with Turkish numerals and minute track, within plain matching inner cases and tortoiseshell outer case with pinwork decoration and chased silver mounts, case maker 'I.R' (James Richards), 69mm
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** From the Dr. Plowman Collection

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Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - surface marks and a couple of faint scratches.
Glass - light surface marks.
Hands - not matching.
Case - cases lacking date hallmark, inner case with bruise to the case side, stem/bow replacement with stem not sitting straight up from the case, solder to the case and hole next to the stem, middle case with surface marks, mild tarnishing and wear to the button, outer case with cracks to the bezel tortoiseshell and a section appears replaced, some pinwork missing, some wear to the button, small gap between the covers.
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