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19th Century Watches

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Silver Pair Cased Rack Lever Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century English rack lever in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with plain gilt dust cover. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English rack lever escapement, adjustable slides to the lever pivots, large thirty tooth escape wheel. Off white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Fitted in matching silver pair cases hallmarked Birmingham 1839. Silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “VR”.

Circa 1810

£850.00 Add to cart
Small Gold and Enamel Verge Pocket Watch

An early 19th century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel case. Small Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Wound through the engine turned gold dial, white enamel minute ring and cartouches of Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Gold open face case, the bezels set with split pearls. Fully restored gold and enamel back with a polychrome lakeland scene, the sky of translucent light pink enamel over an engine turned ground. Ribbed middle, small button in the pendant to open the front bezel.

Circa 1810

£2,900.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Verge Ball Watch and Chain

A small early 19^th Century French verge in an unusual gold and enamel vinaigrette ball watch with matching chain and key. 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, gold hands. Small spherical gold case opened by pressing a button in the long gold pendant. The case covered in black enamel decorated with white champleve enamel. Inside the lid a pierced gold cover forming a vinaigrette Matching gold and enamel chain and tipsy ratchet key. In a small fitted presentation case of red morocco lined in cream velvet.

A vinaigrette in a small form watch is unusual. The addition of a matching chain and key is a welcome bonus

Circa 1810

£5,250.00 Add to cart
Diamond and Pearl set Enamel Half Hunter

An early 19^th Century French verge in an unusual gold and enamel half hunter case set with diamonds and pearls. 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. Signed engine turned gold dial, small central chapter of white enamel marked in Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Unusual 18 carat gold case with ribbed middle. The covers decorated in translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground with diamond set rings. Bezels set with a row of split pearls.

Circa 1810

£4,250.00 Add to cart
English Rack Lever Movement

An early 19^th Century full plate gilt keywind rack lever movement. Gilt dust cover inscribed “Patentees. Fusee and chain, Harrison's maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, bell shaped table, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English rack lever escapement, adjustable slides to the lever pivots, large thirty tooth escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands.

Circa 1810

£145.00 Add to cart
Unusual Gilt Metal Brooch

An early19th Century gilt brooch for use as a chatelaine. Cast gilt buckle, a chased and engraved centre of a bust within a wreath. Five swivel sprung clips for a watch and accessories

Circa 1810

£650.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased English Verge Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century English verge with subsidiary seconds in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the pierced and engraved round cock, gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. Fully restored white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “JB” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked London 1811

£785.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Duplex

A fine early 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, chronometer type compensation balance with two wedge shaped weights, blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Matted gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Wound through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark "LC". Pull and twist repeating push engraved with the initials "SS".

Hallmarked London 1815

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Silver Rack Lever Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century English rack lever in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with gilt dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain gilt cock inscribed “Patent Lever”, diamond endstone. Blue steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rack lever escapement, the lever pivots in adjustable slides. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle., maker's mark “I.W” in an oval.

Hallmarked Chester 1819

£725.00 Add to cart
Turquoise Set Gold Verge Hunter

An early 19^th Century French verge in a turquoise set three colour gold full hunter case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the engine turned gold dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Three colour gold full hunter case, domed covers with geometric applied gold decoration set with turquoise stone.

Circa 1820

£2,400.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small early 19^th Century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel full hunter case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold full hunter case, the bezels set with two rows of split pearls. Both covers with engine turned centres bordered by light blue champleve enamel. The front cover opened by depressing a button in the pendant.

Circa 1820

£1,600.00 Add to cart
Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Captains Watch

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss duplex made for the Chinese market in a gold and enamel case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved plate, bridges and suspended going barrel, polished steel regulator, blue steel stop work and screws. Polished steel three arm balance with three blue steel affixes, spiral hairspring. Crab tooth duplex escapement, the steel escape wheel with two locking teeth so that the watch will appear to beat seconds. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for two time zones, both with Roman numerals, Seconds beating both for centre seconds and subsidiary seconds, blue steel seconds hand and gilt Breguet hands. Large gold and enamel open face case, fine polychrome enamel scene of a classically dressed couple and child. Gold bezel decorated with translucent red, white and blue champleve enamel. Matching gold and enamel pendant and bow. Glazed cover to the movement with sprung engraved gilt bezel.

Circa 1820

£55,000.00 Add to cart