Gentleman's 18kt Gold Pocket Watch

Description:

Gentleman's 18kt Gold Pocket Watch, William Robinson, Liverpool, England, early 19th century, 18kt yellow gold open face pocket watch, movement and case #9254, 20 ligne size with lever fusee movement, engraved gold dial with village scene, Roman numerals, and seconds hand, the case engraved with the monogram "REW."

Provenance: From David Stuart (1753-1814),a friend and associate of George Washington, who married the widow of Martha Washington's son John Parke Custis Eleanor Calvert Custis, then to his daughter Rosalie Eugenia (Stuart) Webster, who married William Webster, son of Noah Webster, in the 1830s after Stuart's death. Rosalie is the great-great-grandmother of the present owner.


Estimate $600-800

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