27th Jan, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
An 18 Carat Gold Open Faced Pocket Watch, circa 1900, case stamped with French 18 carat gold horse head mark
Sold for £450
Estimated at £350 - £400
Total watch weight - 76.9 grams
Inner dust cover stamped with a horses head, 18 carat gold French mark
Movement in going order and winding smoothly
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Auction: Antiques & Interiors, 27th Jan, 2023
This sale will include over 100 lots from the Estate of Stephen Hamilton Rawlings, Scarborough. Mr Rawlings was an avid collector, and this sale will offer 19th century British and European ceramics and pictures. Coming up in specialist, Country House and Fine Sales will be a plethora of other interesting items in the collection including taxidermy, postcards predominantly featuring Dartmouth, good 18th and 19th British ceramics and a fine collection of early 19th century Toby Jugs.
Also included is a mix of affordable traditional art and antiques, jewellery, and a private collection of lever and verge pocket watches, fob watches and pocket watch chains.
Viewing
Tuesday 24th January 10am-4pm, Wednesday 25th January 10am-4pm, Thursday 26th January 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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