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18th Century Watches

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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
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
Rare Gold Calendar Fob

A rare gold 18th Century fob showing day and date in the form of a small pocket watch. White enamel dial with black Arabic numerals for the day of the month and red abbreviation in French for the day of the week. Decorative gold beetle hands. Gold case in the form of a pocket watch, engraved and engine turned back, gold push pendant. Depressing the pendant moves both hands forward one division. A small button in the band locks the day of the week hand allowing the date to be advanced alone for shorter months.

Circa 1790

£2,900.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Quarter Repeater

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a 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 gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case. Winding through the restored white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, the front bezel set with a row of stones. Both bezels with applied gold rope decoration. Unusual restored enamel on the back, rings of red and blue enamel around the en grisaille scene of a couple and cherub in a garden under a dark blue night sky and gilt stars.

Circa 1790

£5,500.00 Add to cart
Multi Dial Gilt Chinese Market Verge

A late 18^th Century English verge by Brockbank with regulator calendar dial in stone set gilt metal pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel regulator dial with two extra subsidiaries for age of the moon and day of the month. Central gold arrow hand for the minutes of Arabic numerals, the hours at twelve with Roman numerals and continuous seconds below. Gilt pair cases, plain gilt inner case. The outer with chased and engraved gilt bezels, each set with a single row of green and red stones. The back set with a restored scene of a spilt basket of fruit and birds. Concealed hinge.

A late 18th Century example of a watch made for sale on the Chinese market.

Circa 1790

£8,300.00 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
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
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel English Watch

A late 18^th Century English gold and enamel pearl set watch. Full plate fire gilt movement, pierced and engraved cock with diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain three arm gold balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Well converted to English table roller lever escapement. Wound through the fine white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Attractive 18 carat gold consular case, the back of translucent dark blue enamel over a decorative engine turned ground. Single row of large split pearls to the bezels. Gold bow and pendant with a button to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold French Verge

A late 18^th Century French 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 with blue steel indicator. Wound through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pieced and engraved gold hands. Gold consular case the bezels with applied gold dots. The back decorated with three colour gold depicting a basket with doves, a dog and a sheep either side.

Circa 1790

£1,900.00 Add to cart
Unusual Gold and Enamel Cylinder Pocket Watch by Brockbanks

An unusual late 18^th Century English centre seconds cylinder by Brockbanks in a pearl set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved cock with small chased and engraved bust on the table, diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel. Winding through the signed gold centre seconds dial, subsidiary chapter above the centre with Roman numerals for time. Matted centre with engraved decoration, blue steel hands. Gold consular case, the bezels set with a row of large split pearls. Unusual cloisonne enamel back, black ground with translucent polychrome enamel over engraving forming foliate decoration. Button in the pendant to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£19,000.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel 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 gilt indicator. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Gold open face case with pearl set bezels, gold pendant and bow. Unusual back set with white stones and decorated in red and gilt enamel on a black ground. At the base a stylised sun below the gilt decorated red enamel arc. Above this a crescent moon set with white stones.

Circa 1790

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased Windmill Automaton

A late 18^th Century English verge with windmill automaton dial in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial, the centre with a polychrome enamel scene of a central windmill, its gold sails rotating on the contrate wheel arbor situated below twelve. The riverside scene with a church and bridge in the background. In the foreground a fisherman on the bank. Narrow chapter of Arabic numerals, gold hands. Silver pair cases, plain inner with maker’s mark “TC” in a rectangle. Contemporary silver outer case of excellent fit with an engraved monogram. Lateral steel stop lever acting in the contrate wheel.

Hallmarked London 1795

£3,300.00 Add to cart