EDWARD PRIOR, LONDON, 1862
Lot 131

EDWARD PRIOR, LONDON, 1862

A TRIPLE-CASED VEGRE WATCH, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET, MOVEMENT NO. 74239

Closed25 May 2022

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GBP 2,520

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EDWARD PRIOR, LONDON, 1862
A TRIPLE-CASED VEGRE WATCH, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET, MOVEMENT NO. 74239
Chain fusee movement with verge escapement and pierced pillars, backplate engraved 'Edwd. / Prior / London / 74239', four cases; inner silver case with London hallmark for 1862⁄3 and makers mark of William Caleb Scott; second silver case also with London hallmark for 1862⁄3 and 'Edw Prior, George Prior, Clock and Watchmaker, London' paper label; third silver and tortoiseshell case; outer case engraved and heavily domed with elaborate chain and key, the enamel dial signed 'Edward Prior, London' and with Turkish market numerals
Silver, tortoiseshell, brass and enamel
45 mm. diameter; outer case 72 mm. diameter

A gift from Dr. Gwendolyn Pratt, 1969.

Specialist note


Edward Prior, son and successor to George, specialised in watches and clocks for the near Eastern market from his workshops at 18 Powell Street in Clerkenwell until 1870. A longcase clock by him is in the mosque of Achmet (the Blue Mosque), Istanbul.