Victorian Enamel Waltham Fob Watch 18ct Gold Chester 1880
Victorian 18ct yellow gold & enamel Waltham fob watch, marked case: Chester 1880 Alfred Bedford. Stem wind movement Royal Waltham Mass. Approx case width 1.61 in., weight 74 grams. Enamelled with butterflies & flowers. Minor wear, runs & stops, hairline crack to the dial
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- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- pocket watches, case type
- Waltham Watch Co. (United States) - pocket watches 302
- watches - fob 404
