DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Effingham Embree, New York, English pair cased verge fusee, 58mm, coin silver OF original inner and outer cases both bearing matching London hallmarks for 1794 and maker's cameo mark I T (equivalent to J T) as well as duty mark of King George III (which was used from 1786 to 1798), outer case also containing paper for "Evans, Clock & Watch Maker, Newark," KWKS, replacement WED, verge escapement, gilt mvt with elaborately pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock, s#441 with matching serial on inner case. Excellent Federalist Era example, and more specifically from the fifth year of George Washington's presidency to put its vintage in good context with early United States history.
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, excellent plus mvt condition overall, strong gilt tone, small marks near pin positions, some typical mild MFS elsewhere; dial a likely replacement as evidenced by mvt dial plate having open holes adjacent to present dial's feet positions, dial with some hls and very small edge nicks around 2 area; hour hand missing its end, minute hand with a break along side portion; cases show light to medium wear, inner case with a split in its surface immediately behind the pendant, typical MFS and mild FS, outer case with scattered mild dings; bow pivots freely with play at pendant; domed bull's-eye glass crystal with some mild FS.
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$2000
PRICE SOLD:
$950
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