Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 17 March 2014
Jewellery
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 783
About this Item
London, England
18ct gold hunting cased keyless lever watch, W Bennett & Co, London, circa 1871, of South African interest
case stamped with maker's initials 'L.W.', most probably for Louis Weill, London, 1871, with matte gilded movement No 62644, the case engraved with the initials 'JM' and the gold cuvette engraved 'Presented to Mr James Harrison, by EM Litkie on the occasion of his marriage with his Daughter. Kimberley. 11th July 1888', bio-metallic compensation balance, blued steel spiral spring, signed and numbered, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, enamel dial with minor chip at III, diameter approximately 40mm
Notes
Edward Litkie is recorded as a working jeweller at 12 Bree Street, Cape Town from 1866-1867 in Welz, Stephan. (1976) Cape Silver and Silversmiths, Cape Town: A A Balkema, p135
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