Fob watch
Agassiz
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gold, glass and metal
Measurements
1.75 ins (dia)0.375 ins (thickness)
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1274897
Summary
An Agassiz fob watch in gold case with loop and winder at top. Silvered dial with gilt numerals and hands. Eight day dial at top and seconds dial at bottom, both with black hands and markings.
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950. Given to Shaw by Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst.
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved on the back in italic script; 'To George Bernard Shaw / Affectionally Marion Davies W.R. Hearst'
Makers and roles
Agassiz