COLLECTION OF THREE VINTAGE POCKET WATCHES WITH CHAINS - CIRCA 1880-1920

A CHARMING ASSEMBLAGE OF THREE POCKET WATCHES, EACH REPRESENTING THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN ERAS. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES THREE DISTINCT EXAMPLES, EACH WITH ITS OWN CHARACTER AND CONSTRUCTION.

CENTRAL POCKET WATCH:
THE CENTREPIECE FEATURES A GILT-BRASS CASE WITH A PROMINENT CROWN FINIAL AT THE TOP. THE DIAL DISPLAYS ROMAN NUMERALS IN BLACK ENAMEL AGAINST A CREAM GROUND, WITH SIMPLE STEEL HANDS. THE CASE EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC PATINA OF GENUINE AGE, WITH VISIBLE WEAR TO THE GILT SURFACE REVEALING THE UNDERLYING BRASS. THE WATCH IS SUSPENDED FROM A BLACK STEEL CHAIN OF SUBSTANTIAL GAUGE.

LEFT POCKET WATCH:
A SILVERED METAL CASE WITH A MORE RESTRAINED AESTHETIC. THE CASE SHOWS EVEN WEAR CONSISTENT WITH REGULAR USE OVER MANY DECADES. SUSPENDED FROM A MATCHING BLACK STEEL CHAIN, THIS EXAMPLE REPRESENTS THE FUNCTIONAL POCKET WATCH DESIGN OF THE PERIOD.

RIGHT POCKET WATCH:
THE MOST ORNATE OF THE THREE, FEATURING ELABORATE GILT DECORATION WITH FLORAL AND FOLIATE ENGRAVING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CASE SURFACE. THE DESIGN DEMONSTRATES THE DECORATIVE SENSIBILITIES OF THE PERIOD, WITH INTRICATE SCROLLWORK AND BOTANICAL MOTIFS. THE GILT FINISH SHOWS APPROPRIATE WEAR AND PATINA, WITH AREAS OF THE UNDERLYING METAL VISIBLE THROUGH USE.

CONDITION: ALL THREE WATCHES SHOW HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH THEIR PERIOD AND USE. SURFACE TARNISHING AND OXIDATION ARE PRESENT THROUGHOUT, PARTICULARLY TO THE CHAINS. THE GILT DECORATION ON THE RIGHT WATCH SHOWS SELECTIVE WEAR TO RAISED AREAS. NO RESTORATION IS EVIDENT. THE WATCHES ARE PRESENTED AS FOUND, WITH NO ATTEMPT TO ARTIFICIALLY ENHANCE OR CONCEAL THEIR PATINA.

NOTE: THESE WATCHES ARE OFFERED AS COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLES OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY POCKET WATCH DESIGN. WORKING CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN TESTED. SUITABLE FOR THE COLLECTOR OF VINTAGE TIMEPIECES OR AS DECORATIVE OBJECTS FOR THE PERIOD INTERIOR.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

11528+11

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