JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 18 August 2026 / 10:00 am start
A tortoiseshell pair case verge pocket watch by Chas. Straine - London,
Realised: $800 plus premium
Lot Details
number 1104, c.1810. 53mm outer case with front and back with tortoiseshell veneer, inner gilded case. Signed and numbered fusée verge movement with pierced and engraved balance cock. Bullseye glass. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, minute indices, original matching gold arrowhead hands. Charles Straine is listed in London, pre 1798.
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