Sold for $750

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Lot Description

Civil War pocket watch featuring portrait of Ulysses S. Grant.

2 in. early Civil War “patent lever” pocket watch (surface wear throughout, with original bezel, crystal, and hands; not guaranteed to be in working condition). Case obverse with engraved likeness of Ulysses S. Grant inspired by the 1861 portrait taken of him as a brigadier general.

This watch is of the type widely exported from Europe to capitalize on the lucrative military trade, typically made with an expensive case often enhanced with patriotic motifs.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

Condition Report

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