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Lot 161

Sale 964 - The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca
Nov 12, 2021 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Silver patent lever pocket watch engraved with cavalry scenes.


2 in. diam. patent lever pocket watch with coin silver hunter case (cracks to dial with loose cover glass, some tarnishing throughout, not in running condition). Obverse features an engraved scene showing a Union cavalryman sweeping in front of his tent. Reverse features engraved scene showing a mounted soldier on a rearing horse. Dial marked for Robert Roskell, Liverpool, England. Front and rear cover interiors stamped with serial number "1393." Cuvette engraved, "Patent Lever / Full Jewelled / Robt Roskell / Liverpool." Attached to the case ring is a silver 3-strand watch chain. Housed in a red and blue velvet-lined wooden box containing two keys and detached stem. 


The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

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