Apr 20 2016
RARE ENGLISH ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER & GUILLOCHE ENAMEL TRAVEL CASE & POCKET WATCH
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Description A beautiful English antique Art Deco solid silver pocket watch housed in its stunning solid sterling silver & guilloche enamel travel/night stand with full English silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1917. Excellent quality genuine 99 year old example, the watch has a stylised engraved Art Deco case with an arabic dial and is in good working condition, keeps pretty good time. Housed in a wonderful silver & undamaged enamel travel/night case complete with its original velvet and silk interior and also has its original easel stand. There are no added personal inscriptions or monograms. Measurements The watch measures approx 1.95 inches (49mm) in diameter (excluding stem) and is 0.4 inches (9mm) deep. The night stand measures 3.95 inches (98mm) x 3.45 inches (85mm) and is 1.25 inches (32mm) deep. Date English antique solid sterling silver, the night stand has full set of English silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1917, (date letter “w”) and has the makers initials “H M”, (Henry Matthews). The pocket watch has English silver import hallmarks for London 1928 , (date letter “n”). Has the makers initials G. S, for Stockwell & Co. Condition The travel/night stand is in excellent condition , no splits or solder repairs and no nasty knocks or dents. Most importantly the beautiful blue guilloche enamelling is pristine , no chips cracks or repairs and virtually no surface scratching. Complete with original working easel stand too. The watch is in good condition and is in fine working order and keeps pretty good time. It has little age-related surface dents/bruises and has a little thin seam repair around the rear cover, nothing at all bad. There are no added personal engraved inscriptions. Very nice set, d irect from a private estate. Lovely English antique solid silver pocket watch with a stunning solid sterling silver & guillouche enamel travel night stand. And packing and rates. Please wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. The item “RARE ENGLISH ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER & GUILLOCHE ENAMEL TRAVEL CASE & POCKET WATCH” is in sale since Thursday, April 14, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Other Solid Silver”. The seller is “kentsfinest” and is located in UK. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Composition: Solid Silver
- Maker: HENRY MATTHEWS
- Product: ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH & SOLID SILVER & ENAMEL CASE
- Age: 1900-1940