104th Auction

2021/5/22

Lot 10

J. Assmann

A fine Glashuette pocket watch, formerly the property of Richard Nagel, steward of a large estate in East Prussia

Sold

estimated
1.7002.400 €
Price realized
2.800 €
specific features
Case
14k gold, engraved monogram "RN" (Richard Nagel) on the inner of the back lid.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
3/4 plate movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Case no.21055
Diam.51 mm
Circa1913
Ctry.German
Wt.98 g


Richard Nagel (1863-1913) had studied farming and was the steward of a large estate in Chelchen near Duneyken in the county of Treuburg in East Prussia. He married the daughter of the estate owner Friedrich Wilhelm Seydel, who was a well-known figure in East Prussia; Seydel devoted himself to communal issues and eventually became a member of the council in Berlin.