Vintage Lady's Benrus 14k Gold and Diamond Dress Watch, 17 Jewel, in Box and Working oil painting interior The silk yarns are thick

The silk yarns are thick

A tabletop of these

and the large size might almost suggest it may have been a powder box

The spectacles are a special invention with pin-hinged earpieces which open and then give option of arching to the back for comfort and stability on the face while looking down as one does in reading or as a scribe

to which the auctioneer's commission would have been added

Vintage Lady's Benrus 14k Gold and Diamond Dress Watch, 17 Jewel, in Box and Working oil painting interior The silk yarns are thickLarger wrist, 7. 5", unusual in these vintage watches. Excellent condition throughout: Priced below melt: 14k gold, 11. 37 gross weight, estimating 7 grams gold (melt value today would be $600+)(watch without box). Box will be included. Diamond set face, white gold over yellow gold. Benrus 17 jewel watch mechanism, stem wind and working perfectly. Still in original box.