FORTNIGHTLY HOUSE CLEARANCE AUCTION

FORTNIGHTLY HOUSE CLEARANCE AUCTION

Catalog

Lot 114: A Trio of Late 19th and Early 20th-Century 9 Carat Bicolour Gold Watch Fobs

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Start price: £200

Estimated price: £220 - £300

Buyer's Premium:

A collection of three antique watch fobs or prize medals featuring traditional shield and wreath motifs. Each fob is of bicolour gold construction, featuring ornate yellow gold borders with foliate and scroll engraving surrounding central, vacant rose gold shield-shaped cartouches. The group comprises one fob with a circular laurel wreath and ribbon border, one with an ornate lobed shield form, and one with a classic shield design within a decorative foliate frame. The pieces are joined together by metal jump rings. The reverse of the fobs display various stamps and hallmarks: one is stamped with the characters 9ct and the maker mark L&N; another bears the 9 .375 hallmark; the third is stamped 9ct.


Condition report:

The fobs are in good antique condition with minor surface scratches and light wear commensurate with age and use. There is slight oxidation visible on the metal jump rings. The central rose gold cartouches remain unengraved.