Thursday, 6th October 2005 (4067 views)

Lord Nelson's gold pocket watch, worn at the Battle of Trafalgar, was yesterday sold for £400,000, making it the most expensive ever piece of Nelson memorabilia.

Joseph Emergy, a royal watchmaker, created the timepiece in approximately 1787. Prior to being auctioned off, it was on display at Greenwich's National Maritime Museum to which it was loaned by Nelson's ancestors.

The London auction took place at Sotheby's and the gold watch was just one of the pieces of history up for grabs.

Also sold was a gold and diamond cane Nelson had received from Zante following the battle of the Nile, which went for £220,800, while a Lemuel Francis Abbott portrait of Nelson fetched £299,200.

In total, the various pieces of Nelson memorabilia, many of which belonged to Nelson's sister Kitty Matcham, were sold for £4.65 million

 

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