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18th Century Watches

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Decorative Gold French Repeating Pocket Watch

A small late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a diamond set gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on blocks on the case. Winding through the fine white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced stone set hands. Gold consular case, applied two colour gold decoration over a matted ground. Set with a band of small diamonds around the bezel and in the form of a monogram on the back.

Circa 1780

£4,900.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold Verge

A late 18^th Century verge in a stone set three colour gold consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Wound through the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, stone set hands. Attractive 18 carat continental consular case. The back engine turned and decorated with applied three colour gold decoration, the scene framed by an oval border of white stones. Two colour gold bezel also set with a single row of white stones.

Unusually this continental case and dial uses an English movement. It shows no signs of being a replacement, the dial feet occupying the original holes in the plate. It may be the original customer specified an English movement be used or alternatively the English watchmaker imported the case and dial.

Circa 1780

£3,650.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a cracked bell in the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, oval scene in a cartouche on the back of three colour gold applied gold rope bands to the back and bezel.

Circa 1780

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Repeating French Cylinder Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Round pillars. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on two blocks set in the case. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Winding through the white enamel dial, black Arabic numerals and red numerals at the quarters, gold beetle and poker hands. Three colour gold consular case with fully restored circular polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady on the back. Surrounding the portrait a band of applied gold work set with diamonds and green enamel. Sprung front bezel opened by pressing a pin recessed in the edge, rare concealed hinge. Gold push pendant and bow.

Circa 1780

£5,750.00 Add to cart
Unusual English Gold and Enamel Chatelaine

A late 18^th Century English verge in a gold and enamel case with rock crystal glass and matching chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt movement, round pillars with securing affixes. Pierced and engraved silver cock, gilt pierced and engraved plate. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Blue steel regulator disc visible on the front of the movement in the engraved gilt border. Winding and regulated through the white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Unusual rock crystal cover to the dial, the central area gently domed to allow the dial to be seen clearly and faceted around the edge. Gold bezels, pendant and bow. Gold back, the centre of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Border of light blue and white triangles. Gold and enamel chatelaine, the gilt clip with applied oval panel matching the watch supporting three chains to the octagonal central cartouche. Two gold and enamel tassels, gold and enamel key and seal set with an oval white stone engraved with a lighted torch and the motto "A la Verite".

Circa 1780

£9,700.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Triple Cased Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French verge in gold and enamel pair cases and glazed protective outer. Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain. Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Plain gold inner case with gold pendant and bow, circular gilt shutter to the winding aperture fitted internally, a slot cut to allow it to be moved. Gold outer case, the bezels engraved and decorated with champleve enamel. The back set with fine polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady. Third protective outer case with glazed back, the covering to the gilt bezels now lacking.

Circa 1780

£7,300.00 Add to cart
Underpainted Horn English Pair Case

A late 18^th Century English verge in gilt metal and underpainted horn pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic numerals at the quarters, gilt beetle and poker hands. Plain gilt metal inner case, gilt pendant and bow. Gilt metal outer covered in translucent horn underpainted with an oval scene of Britannia standing on the shore as a British naval ship departs. The scene and bezel decorated with ferns.

Circa 1780

£2,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Chatelaine Watch by Emery

An 18^th Century English verge by Emery in gold and enamel pair cases with chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt movement with turned pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gold hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and bow, maker’s mark "MA" over "GM". Gold and enamel outer case, three colour gold bezels. The back decorated with translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. In the centre an oval depicting a classically dress seated woman, above a ducal coronet and below a small monogrammed cartouche. Gold and enamel chatelaine, the gilt clip with applied panel matching the watch supporting six chains. Central gold and enamel locket glazed on both sides containing a miniature painting of two ladies and woven hair to the reverse. Three chains with gold and enamel links for the watch. Also attached to the clip are two fine pearls in gold and enamel mounts, a gold and enamel key and an egg shaped gold vinaigrette threaded in the centre. Sprung clips with threaded safety collars.

Hallmarked London 1781

£11,500.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Pearl Set French Watch

A late 18^th Century french verge in a fine gold and enamel open face case set with pearls and diamonds. Full plate gilt fusee movement, the edge of the plate with a narrow band of engraving. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Unusual attractive signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals at the quarters and very small Arabic numerals for the other hours. Fine pierced cathedral gold hands. Gold and enamel open face case, the sprung front bezel open by a button in the rectangular gold pendant which bears the number of the movement on the side. The back of translucent dark blue enamel over a radially engine turned gold ground bordered by gilt and white decoration. In the centre a geometric pattern of gilt, white and iridescent green enamel set with small diamonds. The bezels set with double rows of split pearls.

Circa 1790

£8,000.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French verge in a diamond set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the fully restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Unusual consular case, the bezel set with a row of diamonds. The back covered in translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. This is overlaid with a decorative diamond set gold mask.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Three Colour Gold Swiss Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a decorative three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Gold consular case with applied three colour gold decoration, oval scene on the back depicting a cherub and dog. Gold push pendent, discreet piercing to allow the bell to sound clearly.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Large Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Cylinder

A large late 18^th Century French centre seconds cylinder with date calender in a gold and enamel case. Slim full plate gilt movement, resting barrel under an engraved bridge. Large finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual regulator under a large crescent shaped polished steel bridge, index on the plate. Lateral steel stop lever under the front bezel. Wound though the convex white enamel centre seconds dial. Chapter for the days of the month within the hour markings, both of Arabic numerals. Fine gold beetle and poker hands, the slender centre seconds hand situated between the hour and minute hands, serpentine calendar hand. Unusually large slim gold case decorated with a polychrome and gilt geometric pattern over a translucent dark blue ground. Octagonal pendant and bow.

Circa 1790

£24,750.00 Add to cart