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18th Century Watches

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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
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
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
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
Gilt Centre Seconds English Cylinder

A late 18^th Century English centre seconds cylinder in a gilt consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement, signed and numbered gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator disc and endstone. Pierced and engraved masked cock with large diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder with original banking pin, unusually large brass escape wheel. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals and fine seconds track at the edge. Gold hands, the seconds situated between the minute and hour hands. Plain gilt metal consular case both back and front bezel opening on the same hinge, dust proof shuts. Inner dome cut away to reveal the dust cover, maker’s mark “GMR”

Circa 1790

£1,450.00 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
Gold and Enamel French Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French 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 blue steel indicator. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine diamond set pierced silver hands. Gold consular case, the bezels decorated with green, red and white enamel in a floral pattern repeated in the centre of the back. Wide border of translucent pale blue enamel over an engine turned ground surrounded by white faux enamel pearls. Round gold pendant surmounted by a single diamond.

Circa 1790

£4,300.00 Add to cart
Gold Centre Seconds English Verge

A late 18^th Century centre seconds English verge in gold pair cases. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone in a polished steel setting, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Lateral steel stop lever acting on the contrate wheel. White enamel dial with centre seconds, small chapter offset at twelve for the hours and minutes. Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel sweep seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 22 carat gold pair cases. The inner with unusual hallmarks, maker’s mark “HLP” in a rectangle and date letter “Y” in a large oval. Contemporary 22 carat gold outer case with Dublin hallmarks, maker’s mark “AN”.

Circa 1790

£3,500.00 Add to cart
Large Silver and Horn Calendar Verge

A large late 18^th Century Austrian calendar verge in silver and underpainted horn case. Large full plate gilt fusee movement with unusual sprung dust ring. 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 signed white enamel dial, central date calendar, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Large plain silver consular case, long silver pendant and bow. Protective outer with silver bezels covered in horn underpainted green and brown, secured by silver pique pins.

Circa 1790

£2,100.00 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
Rare Napoleonic Automaton Verge

A rare late 18^th Century verge automaton depicting the battle of Arcola in a silver pair cases. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with endstone in a polished steel setting, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. White enamel dial, small subsidiary of Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. The lower half of the dial in polychrome enamel depicting the battle of Arcola. Napoleon on the left bearing a flag, riding a black horse onto the bridge followed by his troops. On the right Croatian and Austrian forces firing cannon. In the centre of the bridge a semi-circular opening reveals a rotating disc painted with cavalry riders appearing to charge across the bridge as the watch runs. Above the scene the text “Bataille bei Arcola gewonnen von Bonaparte – d16ten Novbr 1795”. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, the inner only bearing faded hallmarks.

Hallmarked London 1795

£5,000.00 Add to cart
Miniature Pearl Set Watch

A late 18^th Century cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case richly set with pearls. Unusual full plate gilt keywind movement with resting barrel under an engraved cover. Recessed plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring under a sector shaped cock. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Wound through the signed fully restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Small gold case, the split pearl set front bezel opened by depressing the button in the rectangular gold and enamel pendant. The back set with a geometric pattern of split pearls. Dark green presentation case.

Circa 1800

£3,200.00 Add to cart