THE PROPERTY OF A MIDWEST COLLECTION
PRIOR AND SCHNEIDER. A LOT OF TWO WATCHES
THE FIRST SIGNED EDWARD PRIOR, LONDON, CIRCA 1830, THE SECOND SCHNEIDER, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1890
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PRIOR AND SCHNEIDER. A LOT OF TWO WATCHES
the first signed edward prior, london, circa 1830, the second schneider, new york, circa 1890
The first in gilt with gilt-finished full-plate movement, verge escapement with chain fusee, with engraved decorative cock and foot, sculpted pierced pillars, the gilt dial with turkish numerals, beetle and poker hands, accompanied with a plain outer Onigon case, the second with nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, the white enamel dial with roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, the circular engine-turned case with coin-edged band, the first dial and movement signed, the second movement signed.
60 mm and 53 mm diam. (2)
the first signed edward prior, london, circa 1830, the second schneider, new york, circa 1890
The first in gilt with gilt-finished full-plate movement, verge escapement with chain fusee, with engraved decorative cock and foot, sculpted pierced pillars, the gilt dial with turkish numerals, beetle and poker hands, accompanied with a plain outer Onigon case, the second with nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, the white enamel dial with roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, the circular engine-turned case with coin-edged band, the first dial and movement signed, the second movement signed.
60 mm and 53 mm diam. (2)