£880
Edward Prior silver and tortoiseshell triple cased verge pocket watch for the Turkish market, London 1858, the fusee movement signed Edw Prior, London, no. 72122, with pierced engraved balance cock, steel three arm balance, silver regulating disc and pierced fancy pillars, signed enamel dial with Turkish numerals and blued steel beetle and poker hands, tortoiseshell outer case with pinwork and engraved decoration, case maker 'TH' (Thomas Holliday), 54mm
Movement - currently functioning.
Dial - light surface marks.
Glass - light surface marks.
Hands - light surface marks.
Case - inner case with light surface marks and mild tarnishing to the bezel, middle case with light surface marks, couple of minor small bruise marks, tarnish mark to the case back and tarnishing to the bezel, outer case with light surface marks, hairline to the bezel and some pinwork decoration missing.
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