MOVEMENT : Gilded verge fusee movement, with engraved and pierced balance cock. Signed and numbered “462”. Good original condition and running well..

DIAL : White enamel, 40.5 mm. in diameter. It is in perfect condition. Blued steel hands,

CASE : Silver, 47.5 mm in diameter. Hallmarked for London, 1857, maker’s mark ML. Engine turned back and band, with initialled central cartouche. In excellent overall condition, The hinges are fine and the case snaps shut nicely. The button on the crown correctly flips open the back to give access for winding. Good high dome crystal with just one tiny chip on the bezel but no other damage.

Loomes lists Henry Richards in London between 1851 and 1857.