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Repousse Pair Case by Ellicott
An 18th Century English verge by Ellicott in an Unusual repousse pair case. Full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator and table of the cock. Decorative pierced pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, large diamond endstone. Pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain silver inner case, the hallmarks indistinct, chased and engraved bow. Repousse outer case of unusually heavy gauge and high relief. The finely chased and engraved scene of a hunter holding a fox above his head, horse in the background and hounds baying at his feet. Rococo border, a foxes head at the base.
John Ellicott was one of England's most eminent watchmakers in the 18th CenturyCirca 1765£2,250.00 Read more -
English Gold Pair Cased Verge
An 18th Century English verge in gold pair cases with applied enamel decoration. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with radially set Arabic numerals, pierced gold hands. Matching gold pair cases, gold pendant and bow, maker’s mark “HPC” in a rectangle. The outer case decoratively chased and engraved, central polychrome enamel plaque with split pearl border applied to the back.
Hallmarked London 1767£4,100.00 Read more -
Gold Cylinder by Mudge and Dutton
An 18th Century English cylinder by Mudge and Dutton in a gold consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone in a polished steel setting, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Plain 22 carat gold consular case, gold button later gilt bow, maker's mark “PM”.
A rare chance to own a watch by this famous watchmaking partnership which is little changed from when from the day it was made. The cylinder retains the original Graham-type banking of a pin in the lower plug. Unusually for an English watch it is wound from the front. It is interesting to note however that the dust cover is still made with a collar for the winding square which was plugged before gilding. As the date of the case is correct for the number of the movement it seems that a “standard” movement was used when the customer required a consular cased watch. Thomas Mudge & William Dutton were both apprenticed to George Graham continuing the line of famous makers from the 17th Century. This example was made while Mudge was still an active in the partnership. He moved to Plymouth in 1770 due to ill health. Casemaker Peter Mournier who was most commonly used by Mudge and DuttonHallmarked London 1768£3,600.00 Read more -
Quarter Repeating Cylinder by Vulliamy
An 18th Century dumb half quarter repeating cylinder by Vulliamy in gold pair cases and glazed protective outer. Full plate fire gilt movement, gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the pierced and engraved masked cock, large diamond endstone. Pierced and engraved foot and 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. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Push pendant half quarter repeating on a block in the case. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. An additional later engraved silver alternative dial is also supplied with the watch. Plain gold inner case, gold push pendant and bow, maker's mark “PM”. Gold outer case, the bezel engraved and decorated in champleve enamel. Replaced gold back engraved with a scene of a couple with camels and attendants. Third gilt metal protective case with glazed back, the bezels covered in shagreen.
Hallmarked London 1769£4,500.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel Quarter Repeating Verge
A late 18th Century Swiss quarter repeating 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. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Winding through the fully restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Gold consular case discretely pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly. Engraved bezels decorated with translucent blue champleve enamel and a border of small diamonds. The back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground applied with a diamond set monogram and coronet above. Diamond set gold bow, a large diamond set in the end of the pendant and another in the case button. Small pulse piece in the front bezel and a slide under the bezel to allow the watch to be set to repeat “a toc”.
Circa 1770£6,300.00 Read more -
Two Colour Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Verge
An 18th Century Swiss verge in two colour gold and enamel pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative stone set pierced silver hands. Gold pair cases, plain gold inner case with number corresponding to that on the movement. Engine turned and engraved outer case with applied gold decoration, the front bezel set with a row of clear stones. On the back a stone set pierced mask bordering an oval polychrome enamel portrait of a lady wearing a colourful hat.
An attractive 18th Century Swiss watch.Circa 1770£2,250.00 Read more -
Quarter Striking Centre Seconds Coachwatch
A fine large Chinese market. 18th Century English quarter striking clockwatch with centre seconds in paste set gilt metal pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock set with a large cabochon garnet endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Fusee and chain. Large resting barrel for the petite sonnerie quarter strike, two polished steel hammers striking a bell in the case. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gilt beetle and poker hands. Large pierced and engraved inner case with gilt pendant and bow. Two steel levers, one for strike / silent, the other to stop the watch. Pierced and engraved gilt metal outer case, the front bezel set with a row of red and clear paste stones.
An impressive English coachwatch made for the Chinese market. Timothy Williamson, 1769 – 88. A musical centre seconds watch made for the Emperor of Chine is in the Carnegie Museum. A number of clocks by him with music and automaton are held in the Palace Museum, Beijing. See a cylinder watch given to this maker by William Hughes in 1786, item A10442.Circa 1770£18,500.00 Read more -
Small Gilt Metal Chatelaine
A late 18th Century chased and engraved gilt metal chatelaine. Cast gilt clip buckle depicting a shepherd and dogs suspending two short chains, swivel latches with hinge and threaded safety ring. Hinged to the clip a chased and engraved repousse cartouche depicting a seated woman and cherub.
Circa 1770£650.00 Read more -
Silver Gilt Repousse Verge with Painted Dial
An 18th Century verge with polychrome enamel dial in silver gilt repousse cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain, square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with a central polychrome enamel scene depicting a couple. Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands. Silver gilt pair cases the inner with later English hallmarks and the maker's mark “TC” in a rectangle. The silver gilt outer decorated in chased and engraved repousse work of a classical scene within a rococo border.
Circa 1770£1,650.00 Read more -
Gold French Verge with Rare Attractive Dial
An 18th Century French verge with a fine gilt and enamel dial in a two colour gold consular case. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement, finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Pentagonal baluster pillars. Winding through the fine signed engraved gilt dial. The inner chapter of Roman numerals on a ring of joined raised enamel cartouches, the outer Arabic numerals on another set joined by a band of enamel at the edge. Triangles of translucent green enamel divide the numerals. Pierced and engraved gold hands. Gold consular case with applied chased and engraved two colour gold decoration.
Le Roy occaisionally used dials of this design on watches made for the Turkish market. This is the first we have seen with Roman and Arabic numeralsCirca 1770£4,500.00 Read more -
Unusual Three Colour Gold and Enamel Verge
A late 18th Century French verge in an unusual three colour gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Pentagonal baluster pillars. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gold hands, the minute hand shaped to clear the winding square. Gold consular case covered with applied chased and engraved three colour gold floral decoration. Around the bezel and edge of the back polychrome enamel foliate decoration.
Circa 1770£3,750.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel Repeater for the Turkish Market
An 18th Century English quarter repeating cylinder in gold and enamel pair cases made for the Turkish market. Small full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case. Fully restored white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, blue steel hands. Gold and enamel pair cases. The outer un-pierced, the bezels set with split pearls, polychrome floral decoration to the back. Unusual gold inner case pierce and engraved at the edge, the centre with polychrome floral decoration matching the outer.
An unusual small 18th Century English repeating cylinder watch. Francis Perigal, free of the Clockmakers Company 1756 and Master 1775Circa 1770£11,750.00 Read more
