Benjamin Ingram Gold Pair Cased Watch

Description:

Benjamin Ingram Gold Pair Cased Watch, London, c. 1750, the outer gold-pinned, painted bone case opens to the gold inner case, champleve Roman numeral dial marked in a banner Ingram against a matted ground, blued steel beetle and poker hands, swing-out gilt chain fusee verge escapement movement engraved Ben. Ingram/London, pierced balance cock with diamond endstone and grotesque mask, pierced foot and blued steel regulator dial, including two period watch papers, William Ward Bloomsbury Market, London and John Spurrier, London, dia. 50 mm.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

minor pin losses on outer case, movement cleaned and in good condition

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