MOVEMENT : Signed and numbered (2198). Gilded verge movement with engraved and pierced balance cock. Diamond endstone. All in good condition and running.

DIAL : Cream enamel. Perfect condition.

INNER CASE : Silver hallmarks for Birmingham, 1854, maker JH. The hinge and catch are fine and the case snaps shut nicely. The crystal is fine and the silver is in excellent condition.

OUTER CASE : Matching hallmarks to the inner. Again in very good overall condition with just a few tiny dents on the back and scratches around the catch. The hinge, catch and catch button are fine and the case snaps shut correctly.

Joseph Shaw, born in 1827 in Malpas, Shropshire, is listed in Wellington, Shropshire between 1854 and 1875.