99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 399
Pearce & Sons Ltd., Leeds & Huddersfield, Leicester, Movement No. 48872, 54 mm, 163 g, circa 1900
A heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with chronograph and 60 min. counter
Case: 18k gold, dedication engraving, monogrammed, case maker's punch mark "EM". Dial: enamel. Movm.: 2/3 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
Henry Pearce established a jewellery and watch shop in Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1838. It seems that the business flourished in such a way that his three sons were able to open their own shops in Leicester, Leeds and Huddersfield. "Pearces" still exists today with branches in Leicestershire and Rutland.
A heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with chronograph and 60 min. counter
Case: 18k gold, dedication engraving, monogrammed, case maker's punch mark "EM". Dial: enamel. Movm.: 2/3 plate movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
Henry Pearce established a jewellery and watch shop in Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1838. It seems that the business flourished in such a way that his three sons were able to open their own shops in Leicester, Leeds and Huddersfield. "Pearces" still exists today with branches in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Sold
estimated
4.000—6.000 €
Price realized
2.300 €