A Silver Tortoiseshell Triple Cased Verge Turkish Market Pocket Watch,...

Lot Description:

A Silver Tortoiseshell Triple Cased Verge Turkish Market Pocket Watch, signed Markwick Markham, Desvignes, London, 1813, gilt fusee verge movement signed and numbered, pierced pillars, enamel dial with Turkish numerals and signed, beetle and poker hands, both inner silver cases with maker's mark WJ and London hallmark for 1813, outer tortoiseshell case with pique pins to the borders, 58mm wide see illustration

Condition Report:
18.06.21 Outer case with tortoiseshell lacking in parts, case back with cracks to the tortoiseshell, thumb piece is worn, several pique pins are missing, both silver cases wuth surface scratches and small dents in parts, dial is dirty in parts, dial centre with some scratches, end part of the hour hand is missing, hands with rust marks, movement with fusee chain visible but has come away from the barrel and not attached, balance will swing when appying some pressure to the contrate wheel.