Sold for:
$8,625
$8,625
E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., No. 201036, Series IV, dial by Josiah Moorhouse , circa 1875.Fine and very rare, 14K gold, hunting-cased, keyless watch with a special dial. White enamel, hand painted letters "JOHN C. BUTLER" for the numerals, outer minute track, sunk sub-seconds. Blued steel "Crescent" hands. Notes Josiah Moorhouse was probably the most esteemed American dial maker. He began his career with Waltham and later worked for Howard among other companies. In about 1885, Waltham displayed watches with Moorehouse dials, most likely in one of their unpublished advertisements for an exhibition.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-12-04
