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📜 DESCRIPTION
Exceptional antiquesilver pocket watch dialfeaturing elaborate hand-worked decoration accented by raised applied gold floral and grape motifs. The gold decoration was tested with22K acid and showed no visible reaction, suggesting very high-karat gold; exact fineness has not been professionally assayed.
Measuring approximately41.02mmand weighing12.45 grams overall, the dial features bold black Roman numerals, intricate foliate engraving, an ornate central basket-and-floral composition, and a recessed subsidiary-seconds register. A striking piece of antique horological craftsmanship ready for restoration, collection, or display.
⭐ KEY FEATURES
✅ Genuinesilver dial; exact silver fineness unknown
✅ Applied gold decorationshowed no reaction to 22K acid
✅ Approximately41.02mm diameter
✅ Overall weight approximately12.45 grams
✅ Elaborate floral, grape, leaf and basket decoration
✅ Roman numeral chapter with recessed subsidiary seconds
🔎 CONDITION REPORT
Dial:Constructed ofsilver of unverified fineness, with extensive engraved foliate ornamentation and strong surviving detail. Black Roman numerals remain well defined against the silver ground.
Gold decoration:Raised yellow-gold appliqué surrounds the perimeter and forms the elaborate central floral, grape and basket motif. The gold was tested using22K acid and showed no visible reaction. This is consistent with very high-karat gold, butexact gold fineness is not guaranteed without professional assay.
Subsidiary seconds:Recessed register at 6 o\'clock retains attractive engine-turned and engraved decoration.
Reverse / dial feet:Two dial feet are present. Buyers should verify dial-foot position and movement compatibility using the photographs and measurements.
