Lot n° 213
Estimation :
800 - 1200
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 1 713EUR
Pocket watch - Lot 213
Pocket watch
Pink gold case 750 ‰, engraved later on the crown in the 20th century "NELSON & BRONTE", circled with small rhinestones.
Enameled dial (small chips) with Arabic numerals, under domed glass. Gilded hands with sunburst decoration.
Later movement adorned with foliate scrolls and a silver crown set with Rhinestones.
PB. 54 g - D.38 mm
Mechanics in working order, to be overhauled.
A.B.E.
Late 18th-early 19th-century case and dial.
(missing diamonds).
According to family tradition, this watch belonged to Lord Nelson (1758-1805), who defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar. He was made Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of the Two Sicilies.
Nelson & Brontë" was the signature used by Nelson from 1799 onwards.
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