Doyle New York
Los 87
Estate / Collection: From the Family of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.18 and 14 kt., key-wind, key set, circular white porcelain dial, black Roman numerals, sunken subsidiary seconds, minute track indicator, coin-edge case, case dia. ap. 49 mm., back cover with shield engraved O.W.H, Dec. 25, 1868, .polished and engine-turned cuvette, dial signed American Watch Co., 3/4 gilt-plate movement signed Appleton Tracey & Co., Fogg's safety pinion Pat. Feb. 14, 1865, no. 210, 171, case signed M.B., no. 4224, c. 1865, crown and keys missing, hairline crack on dial, ap. 71 dwts. gross. With engine-turned locket engraved A.L.U, ap. 4.4 dwts.Provenance: The pocket watch belonged to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., passed down through the Upham family. The locket belonged to his sister Ann Susan Upham.Condition Report:Crown and keys missing, hairline crack on dial.Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
