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19th Century Watches

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Fine Decorative Four Colour Gold English Watch

A fine early 19^th Century English four colour gold decorative watch with matching dial. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Plain cock inscribed “Inventor & Fecit” on the table, diamond endstone. Plain four arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Converted to English table roller lever escapement. Fine gold dial, matted ground with applied gold decoration to the centre, applied gold Roman numerals, serpentine gold hands. Attractive18 carat open face case with chased and engraved repousse middle, pendant ad bow. Protected by a glazed cover the decoration on back still crisp. Four colour gold back, the chased and engraved central foliate decoration surrounded by a similar border, maker’s mark “DW”

Hallmarked London 1816

£5,500.00 Add to cart
Silver French Verge Alarm Watch

A 19^th Century French verge alarm in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, plain cock with garnet endstone, polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Alarm train with small resting barrel, single polished steel hammer striking a bell. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands, gilt alarm hand. Engine turned silver gilt open face case with ribbed middle, flat crown to allow the alarm to be set. Opening the back cover reveals the engraved and pierced inner dome to allow the bell to be heard clearly.

Circa 1820

£1,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Watch in the Form of a Lamb

An early 19^th Century verge in a rare pearl set case in the form of a lamb. Small circular 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. Wound through the restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Very rare two piece case in the form of a lamb at rest in restored polychrome enamel on gold set with split pearls. The two halves of the case depict the lamb from the front and back. Behind the lamb can be seen an upturned straw hat containing roses. Fixed gold loop set with split pearls and small rectangular gold button to open the cover. Fitted in a velvet lined presentation case.

Circa 1820

£23,500.00 Add to cart
Unusual Skull Form Watch

An early 19^th Century English verge in an Unusual memento mori skull form case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Unusual cast metal case realistically painted in the form of a memento mori skull.

Circa 1820

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Pottery Bottle with Watch Face

An unusual early 19^th Century continental pottery perfume bottle. Light blue glazed body, on one side a depiction of a white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and hands. On the other a naive depiction of a young lady. Lacking stopper.

Circa 1820

£350.00 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
Gold and Enamel Watch Set with Pearls

An early 19th century gold and enamel watch set with a row of pearls. Full plate gilt fusee movement well converted to cylinder. 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. Gold consular case decorated translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground overlaid with gilt stars. A single row of whole pearls set around the middle of the case.

Circa 1820

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Verge with Offset Decorative Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century Swiss verge with offset three colour gold dial in a gold open face 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. Decorative gold dial, the chapter slightly offset toward the lower edge, subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, two colour applied gold floral decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative 18 carat gold open face case, engine turned back. Chased and engraved middle, bezels, pendant and bow.

Circa 1820

£3,200.00 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
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder With Offset Dial

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating cylinder with gold offset dial by LeRoy in a decorative gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Signed gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold 18 carat open face case, the back and bezel profusely decorated with champleve engraving. Engine turned middle, wound through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£4,300.00 Add to cart
French Gold Quarter Repeating Lever

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating French lever in a gold engine turned open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock, garnet endstone in polished steel setting, polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Early ratchet tooth escapement with right angle lever. Push pendant quarter repeating on two square section polished steel gongs. Fine white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Wound and set through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

Circa 1820

£2,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock, polished steel regulator with temperature compensation curb. Garnet endstone set in a polished steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with sunk subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Sprung back opened by pressing a button in the band. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£3,900.00 Add to cart