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Protected: Gem Set Gold Repeater with Royal Coat of Arms
An early 18th Century English quarter repeating verge with dust cover bearing Queen Anne’s Coat of Arms in fine decorative gem set gold pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement, silver dust cover engraved with the Coat of Arms of Queen Anne Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates, turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock with pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, gilt regulator disc. Push pendant quarter repeating striking a bell in the case, engraved repeating barrel. Signed gold champleve dial, arcaded minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. 22 carat gold inner case pierced and engraved with a fine mask and depictions of monkeys in military uniforms, split bezel for the glass. Fine 22 carat gold outer case of unusual construction set with lapis lazuli, rubies emeralds and diamonds. The body of the case decorated in chased and engraved repousse work, panels in the back and bezel pierced. The stones are set in gold cages fixed inside the case and presented through cutouts in the outer. Central oval lapis lazuli stone is set in the largest cage surrounded by a border of diamonds and rubies.
Circa 1710£110,000.00 Read more -
Silver Champleve Dial Quarter Repeater
An 18th Century English quarter repeating verge with champleve dial in decorative silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the index. 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 gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Signed silver champleve dial, engraved gilt edge, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Pierced and engraved silver pair cases, the inner with depictions of dragons and birds, small grotesque mask at six o’clock. Silver push pendant and stirrup bow, steel pulse piece in the bezel. Pierced and engraved silver repousse outer case decorated with cherubs and a central vacant cartouche.
Circa 1710£7,200.00 Read more -
Early English Gold Pair Cased Verge
An early 18th Century English verge in gold pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Purpose made plain gold pair cases, unusual hinge on the inner, the bezel with only one central lug. Gold pendant and bow.
Circa 1710£5,200.00 Read more -
Unusual Mock Pendulum Verge with Enamel Scenes
An early 18th Century English verge with mock pendulum in a very unusual silver consular case set with polychrome enamels. Deep full plate fire gilt movement, gilt Egyptian pillars capped by a thin blue steel plate and silver tops. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. The table of the bridge cock covered with a polychrome enamel portrait of a young woman holding a dove, semi-circular lower section pierced and glazed to reveal the bob on the balance. Engraved gilt rim enclosing the balance protecting it from dust. Silver regulator disc flanked by two pierced and engrave silver affixes. Wound through the signed silver dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Silver consular case of very unusual design, both front and back covers opening sharing the same seven joint hinge with the middle section. The middle constructed much like the inner of a pair case with a glazed split bezel hinged with the movement which the chased and engraved bezel closes over. Silver pendant and ring bow. Chased and engraved back cover set with a large polychrome enamel scene of an elderly man and young lady. Opening the back cover reveals the back of the movement framed in a plain deep silver bezel and the reverse of the plaque with is decorated with another polychrome enamel scene of a courting couple and onlooker.
Circa 1710£9,750.00 Read more -
Silver Champleve Dial English Verge
An early 18th Century English verge with silver champleve dial in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, broad pierced and engraved foot. Plain three arm gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt beetle and poker hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and stirrup bow. Plain outer with square five joint hinge, maker's mark “VB”.
In excellent overall condition. Casemaker Urian Berrington, working from 1685Circa 1715£2,300.00 Read more -
Early Silver Pair Case with Enamel Plaque
An early 18th Century English verge with unusual pillars in silver repousse pair cases set with a polychrome enamel plaque. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with unusual broad elaborately pierced pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands. Plain silver inner case, maker’s mark “IDF” below a crown. Silver repousse outer case set with a polychrome enamel plaque depicting a couple embracing.
Circa 1720£3,650.00 Read more -
Silver Champleve Dial Verge with Enamel
An early 18th Century continental calendar verge with silver champleve dial in repousse silver pair cases set with an enamel scene. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with decorative baluster pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Winding through the pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver champleve dial with arcaded minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals. Silver centre signed “Decour – London”, rectangular date aperture, decorative pierced gilt hands. Plain silver inner case, maker's mark “IR” below a crown. Chased and engraved silver repousse outer case with cartouches of busts and animals. In the centre of the back a fine polychrome enamel circular plaque depicting a classically dressed couple.
In excellent overall condition, the repousse work on the outer still crisp. It is surprising to find a different name on the dial which may in fact be the true maker, rather than the deceptive one engraved on the movementCirca 1720£5,200.00 Read more -
Champleve Dial Silver Repousse Pair Case
An early 18th Century continental calendar verge with silver champleve 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 gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed silver champleve dial with arcaded minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals. Pierced and engraved centre over a blue steel ground, rectangular aperture to reveal the date, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Silver pair cases, plain inner with silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “IC” below a crown. Silver chased and engraved repousse outer case depicting a biblical scene.
Circa 1720£2,800.00 Read more -
Early Brass Sundial and Compass
An early 18th Century continental pocket combination brass sundial and compass in a leather case. Octagonal brass body housing a circular compass with silvered dial, blue steel hand under a glass. Folding circular sundial index supported by a crescent index marked in degrees. Folding brass gnomon. Engraved on the underside the latitudes of cities, “Elev a Poli – Langres 47 – Konigsbe 54 – Lisabon 39 -L Grafs”. Fitted in an octagonal leather carrying case.
Circa 1720£2,300.00£2,100.00 Read more -
Gold Pair Cased Repeater
An early 18th Century English quarter repeater in gold pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with five turned pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Converted to English table roller lever escapement with replaced engraved cock and compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Later white enamel dial with and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands. Pierced and engraved 22 carat gold pair cases, the substantial repousse back decorated with a central scene surrounded by four busts.
Circa 1720£4,750.00 Read more -
Early English Clockwatch
An early 18th Century English rack striking clockwatch in gilt metal and underpainted horn pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with five turned baluster pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, the winding square at the edge of the table. Pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain gilt balance. Rack hour striking on a bell, large engraved resting barrel for the strike train. Later white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Purpose made gilt and tortoiseshell pair cases. Plain gilt metal inner with steel strike / silent lever, original bell for the movement. Deep gilt outer case covered in underpainted horn. Rural scene framed in an oval border depicting a fisherman on the bank of a river, a church in the background.
An unusual deep case, the underpainted horn in excellent condition. John Lampe, London – free of the Clockmakers Company 1714-1765.Circa 1720£7,500.00 Read more -
Silver Champleve Dial Watch by Lestourgeon
An early 18th Century English champleve dial verge by Lestourgeon in silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot. Plain gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gilt beetle and poker hands. Plain silver pair cases, split bezel to the inner, silver pendant and bow.
Circa 1720£2,900.00 Read more
