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Silver Pair Cased Verge with Silver Cock
A late 18th Century English verge with silver cock in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved lace edge silver cock, pierced and engraved foot. Lace edge pierced and engraved gilt plate, the makers name erased, blue steel regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, later gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow.
Hallmarked London 1774£900.00 Read more -
Silver Repousse Pair Cased Verge
An 18th Century verge in repousse silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved 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. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands. Silver pair cases, plain inner case, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “TC” below an axe. Silver outer case, a chased and engraved repousse scene on the back depicting Telemachus and Calypso within a rococo border.
Probably a Dutch import which has been retailed in England. The casemakers mark is that of Thomas Carpenter, 5 Islington Road who entered this mark in September 1775Hallmarked London 1774£985.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel Irish Watch and Chatelaine
An 18th Century Irish verge in fine gold and enamel pair cases with matching chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and bow. Gold and enamel outer case with central oval cartouche of a classically dressed couple finely painted “en grisaille”. The scene bordered by a row of white enamel faux split pearls and a geometric frame of white enamel with fields of blue and green translucent enamel over an engine turned ground. Fine matching chatelaine, the gilt metal clip with applied gold and enamel face decorated with an oval “en grisaille” scene similarly bordered by a row of white enamel faux split pearls and light green translucent enamel over an engine turned ground. The clip supporting seven chains of gold oval links decorated with light and dark green translucent enamel. A cartouche decorated with another smaller scene depicting a tambourine and sheet music hangs from the three central chains. The other four chains each with accessories attached with spring clips locked by threaded collars. The accessories comprise:- a small plain gold compass, a heart shaped clear stone in a gold mount decorated with an “en grisaille” portrait within a translucent blue enamel border, an agate seal in a gold and enamel mount and an opening gold and enamel egg decorated with white enamel faux split pearls and fields of blue translucent enamel over an engine turned ground. Both cases with maker's mark “IW”, the inner with number corresponding to that on the movement.
Gold Irish watches of the period are rare. The enamel in fine unrestored conditionHallmarked London 1775£32,000.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel by Moser
An 18th Century English quarter repeater in a fine gold and enamel case and chatelaine by Moser. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover. Decorative silver pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone in a polished steel setting. Silver pierced and engraved signed plate for the gold regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Converted to English lever escapement, plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Fine white enamel dial signed for the retailer, Grignion, Roman and Arabic numerals, fine diamond set hands. Fine diamond set gold and enamel consular case with gold push pendant and bow, maker's mark “PM”. The back with an exceptionally finely painted en grisaille scene of two Greek sibyls in a garden scene, signed Moser. F(ecit) in the lower right corner. Border of white enamel faux split pearls set in a diamond set bezel of dark translucent blue champleve enamel on an engraved ground. Matching small chatelaine of two cartouches joined by a ribbon. Attached a matching gold and enamel folding crank key.
A fine and rare enamel watch. There are probably only about 20 surviving examples of Moser's enamelled watches. An example housing a movement by Mudge and Dutton with a very similar scene en grisaille is in the Queen's collection (RCIN 33996). George Michael Moser was born in Schaffhausen on January 17, 1706. He studied chasing and gilding under his father Michael, an engineer and coppersmith. He moved to London in 1726 and worked for John Valentine Haidt, goldsmith and watch chaser. By 1737 he was working on his own account at Craven Buildings off Drury Lane. In addition to chasing he also produced fine enamel cases. Both he and his daughter, Mary Moser, were Founder Members of the Royal Academy of Arts, George Michael also taking on the role of Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools. He designed the great seal of George III and painted enamel portraits of the royal children for Queen Charlotte. Moser continued to work at least until the late 1770's, and was active for the Royal Academy until the end of his life. When Moser died in January 1783 a eulogy written by Sir Joshua Reynolds, praised him as possessing “a universal knowledge in all branches of painting and sculpture, which perfectly qualified him for the place that he held in the Academy he may truly be said, in every sense, to be the father of the present race of artists.”. He is buried in the churchyard of St Pauls, Covent Garden. Peter Mounier of Frith St, Soho, was the preferred casemaker of the best watchmakers in the later half of the 18th Century, most notably Mudge.Hallmarked London 1776£55,000.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel by Moser
An 18th Century English quarter repeater in a fine gold and enamel case and chatelaine by Moser. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover. Decorative silver pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone in a polished steel setting. Silver pierced and engraved signed plate for the gold regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Converted to English lever escapement, plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Fine white enamel dial signed for the retailer, Grignion, Roman and Arabic numerals, fine diamond set hands. Fine diamond set gold and enamel consular case with gold push pendant and bow, maker’s mark "PM". The back with an exceptionally finely painted en grisaille scene of two Greek sibyls in a garden scene, signed Moser. F(ecit) in the lower right corner. Border of white enamel faux split pearls set in a diamond set bezel of dark translucent blue champleve enamel on an engraved ground. Matching small chatelaine of two cartouches joined by a ribbon. Attached a matching gold and enamel folding crank key.
Hallmarked London 1776£55,000.00 Read more -
Rare Early Debaufre Watch
A very rare 18th Century English debaufre in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved 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 steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Rare form of Debaufre escapement, the brass escape wheel, similar to a standard verge, acts on a two polished steel pallets formed as part of the balance staff giving impulse in both directions. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Matching plain silver pair cases, oval pendant and bow, maker’s mark “RP”.
Hallmarked London 1776£3,950.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel English Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch
A fine 18th Century English verge in gold and enamel pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. High quality train, eight leaf pinions and six spoke crossings to the wheels. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gold hands. Plain 22 carat gold inner case, gold pendant and bow, maker's mark “RP”. Fine gold and enamel outer, the bezel decorated with bands of translucent dark blue enamel either side of a row of white faux pearls. This decoration repeated on the back with an additional row of faux pearls around a ground of translucent dark blue enamel. At the centre a finely painted scene of a young lady resting in the countryside, a spaniel at her side.
An attractive example of an English enamelled watch in excellent overall conditionHallmarked London 1778£7,400.00 Read more -
Silver Pair Cased English Verge
A late 18th Century English verge in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Later white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases with a monogram engraved on the inner, later pendant and bow, maker's mark “WB”.
Hallmarked London 1778£675.00 Read more -
Silver Repousse Verge with Painted Dial
A late 18th Century verge with polychrome enamel dial in silver repousse pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved 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. White enamel dial, the centre with Roman and Arabic numerals around which is a scene depicting a couple fishing beside a cottage, gilt hands. Plain silver inner case engraved with initials and dated 1790, maker's mark “WB” in a rectangle. Silver outer case with a classical scene in chased and engraved repousse work.
Hallmarked London 1779£1,750.00 Read more -
English Silver Verge with Champleve Dial
An 18th Century English verge with silver champleve dial in a silver consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the signed silver champleve dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Decoratively engraved silver consular case, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “I.B”.
A late example of an English watch with a champleve dialHallmarked London 1779£1,350.00 Read more -
Very Rare Sully Escapement Quarter Repeater
A very rare late 18th Century French quarter repeater with Sully's escapement in a silver consular case. Deep full plate fire gilt fusee movement with five slender turned pillars. Small pierced and engraved cock with unusual forked foot, garnet endstone in a polished steel setting. Polished steel regulator set below the plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Very rare Sully type frictional rest escapement. Vertical brass escape wheel, the teeth with double impulse faces acting on two polished steel pallets mounted directly on the balance staff. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt beetle and poker hands. Plain silver consular case, silver push pendant.
A very rare form of escapement, possibly less than ten exist. Few were produced, mainly by French makers and this is the only one known with repeating work. See Chamberlain's Its About Time page 149 for a description of the escapement and page 319 for a short biography of Henry Sully who developed the escapement based on Debaufre's design in about 1720. An article about the escapement by Charles Allix is in the Winter 1980 edition of Antiquarian Horology. In excellent condition the movement shows evidence of experimentation that was not fully developed by the makerCirca 1780£21,000.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel French Verge Pocket Watch
A late 18th 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 white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative gilt hands. Gold consular case, the engraved bezels decorated with translucent dark blue champleve enamel. The back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground decorated with gilt stars and bordered by a row of small enamel faux pearls.
Circa 1780£1,700.00 Read more
