#356 • Benjamin Ingram, verge fusee, 21K inner case, tortoise shell piqué outer

Part of 261022 - "Fall Featured Auction" Horology, Jewelry & Coins - October 1 - 22 (timed auction by Jones & Horan Auctions)

High bid $2,400.00

Status: Available

Live bidding starts Oct 22, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

EPW - Benjamin Ingram, London, verge fusee, 50mm, OF pair cases, inner is 21K gold and its hallmarks are lost to rub, outer is gilt with elegant red and black tortoise shell and gold piqué, outer containing a silk and paper sampler as well as papers for watchmakers John Spurrier of Poole, William Ward of London, and a modern era paper for Ted Crom, gold champlevé dial, KWKS (key not included with this lot), verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled balance cock with diamond endstone and grotesque mask at its neck, no visible s#. Gross weight of assembled watch 68.6 dwt (106.7 g). Materials tested via XRF analysis. CONDITION: Mvt: Running, nearly mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, bright lustrous gilt tone, few micro-fine scratches; dial nearly flawless aside from some losses of black wax fill; nearly mint hands; outer case shows light wear, no dents, tortoise shell fully present though with one hairline fracture to bezel and two hairline fractures to rear perimeter, gold piqué substantially intact with few lost from rear design, button latch good; inner case shows light wear, some scattered mild dings; bow pivots freely good domed glass bull's-eye crystal. Estimate: $4,400 - $6,600 JH-80725