$3,450
E. Howard & Co. Boston, Series III, No. 9790, circa 1862.Fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased pocket watch. four-body, "bassine" by "H.B & Co.", covers engraved with foliage pattern centered by vinigates with a sailboat and a village, hinged cuvette with engine-turned border, apertures for winding and setting and an inscription. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Straight Breguet" hands. Notes The reference to Reed's patent concerns the barrel arrangement with maintaining power.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-28