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Gold Half Hunter by Dent
An early 20th Century English lever by Dent in an attractive gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, radially set Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial drum shaped plain 18 carat gold half hunter case. Large glazed aperture, broad chapter ring of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground, white Arabic numerals and minute markings. Clip on back, maker’s mark “RN” in a rectangle, gold bow and gilt winding button.
Hallmarked London 1901£5,700.00 Read more -
Silver Half Hunter
An early 20th Century English lever in a silver half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain silver half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, maker’s mark “CHS” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.
Hallmarked Chester 1902£650.00 Read more -
Silver English Lever Chronograph
An early 20th Century English centre seconds chronograph in a silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel, screwed in jewelling. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial plain silver open face case, small gold slide in the band to stop the watch acting on the balance. Plain silver cuvette, gilt winding button, maker's mark “LJTN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.
In excellent overall condition.Hallmarked Chester 1902£550.00 Read more -
Silver Centre Seconds English Lever
An early 20th Century English centre seconds lever in a silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial plain silver open face case, maker’s mark “TPH” in a rectangle, gilt winding button and silver slide in the band to stop the watch.
Hallmarked Chester 1902£600.00 Read more -
Gold Hunter Centre Seconds Lever
A large early 20th Century English centre seconds lever in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Large plain 18 carat full hunter case with gold slide in the band to stop the balance. Plain gold cuvette, maker's mark “B.B” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.
Hallmarked Chester 1902£2,700.00 Read more -
Silver Watch Albert
An early 20th Century silver graduated curb link watch Albert. Spring clip on one end and “T” bar on the other, all links marked. Short chain from the “T” bar with a pierced and engraved silver fob, vacant shield shaped cartouche applied to the centre.
Hallmarked Birmingham 1902£180.00 Read more -
Three Colour Gold American Hunter
A fine early 20th Century American lever in a decorative three colour gold full hunter case. Full plate nickelled keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, gold sector index on the plate. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands Attractive substantial 14 carat full hunter case with box hinges. The front cover engine turned, engraved and decorated with applied three colour gold work, a large vacant shield shaped cartouche to the centre. The back cover also engine turned, engraved and decorated with applied three colour gold work depicting a stag. Plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “B.W.C.Co.”.
Circa 1902£4,750.00 Read more -
Silver 23 Jewel Waltham Vanguard
A large early 20th Century American lever in a silver full hunter case. Full plate damascened nickel keyless movement, going barrel with snailed steel winding wheels. Plain cock with diamond endstone, gold micrometer regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, gold settings and screws, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, black Arabic numerals for the hours, red for minutes, blue steel hands. Substantial engraved silver full hunter case, vacant arch shaped cartouche on the front cover. Silver cuvette, gold hinges, maker’s mark “Dueber” in a rectangle.
Circa 1903£800.00 Read more -
American Riverside Maximus Lever
An early 20th Century high grade American lever in a Dennison rolled gold open face case. Damascened nickelled split three quarter plate stem set keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, star shaped gold set wheel. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Gold set jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Plain open face 14 carat rolled gold case, hinged back and cuvette. Marked inside the back lid “Sun – Trade Mark – Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd.” and inside the cuvette “English make guaranteed to be of Two Plates of 14 Ct Gold with Plate of Composition between and to wear 25 Years”
Circa 1903£800.00 Read more -
Large American Full Hunter
A large early 20th Century American lever in a gold filled full hunter case. Full plate gilt keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Long polished steel regulator, gilt sector index. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain Keystone full hunter case marked “Guaranteed 25 Years”.
Circa 1905£290.00 Read more -
Gold and Enamel Ladies Pendant Watch
A small early 20th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with gilt minute markings and decoration to the centre, Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Small 9 carat gold open face case, the back decorated with a polychrome scene of a couple. Gold cuvette engraved “Daisy 28-9-05”.
Circa 1905£700.00 Read more -
Repeating Pocket Watch with Enamel Portrait of the Shah of Persia
A fine early 20th Century Swiss minute repeating chronograph in a gold and enamel full hunter case bearing the portrait of the King of Persia. Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Grained steel flyback chronograph work above the plate. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Push button minute repeating on two polished steel gongs, visible repeat train regulator. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds, continuous subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hands, pierced gilt hands. Fine 14 carat full hunter case, both covers decorated in polychrome enamel. The front cover depicting a portrait of the 5th Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah, in his uniform as Commander-in-chief of the Persian Guards, wearing a feathered hat and holding an ornamental sabre. The hat and epaulettes are set with diamonds and the sash with three small rubies. The back cover bears the Lion and Sun emblem of Persia on a dark blue enamel ground. Gold cuvette and glazed cover to the movement.
A rare watch in excellent overall condition. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, 23 March 1853 3 January 1907) was the fifth Qajar king of Persia. He reigned between the years 1896 and 1907. The son of the Qajar ruler Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Mozaffar ad-Din was named crown prince and sent as governor to the northern province of Azarbaijan in 1861. He spent his 35 years as crown prince in the pursuit of pleasure; his relations with his father were frequently strained, and he was not consulted in important matters of state. Thus, when he ascended the throne in May 1896, he was unprepared for the burdens of office. At Mozaffar ad-Din's accession Persia faced a financial crisis, with annual governmental expenditures far in excess of revenues due to the policies of his father. During his reign, Mozzafar ad-Din attempted some reforms of the central treasury; however, the previous debt incurred by the Qajar court, owed to both England and Russia, significantly undermined this effort. He had to make up the existing deficit by contracting more unpopular loans from Russia, which exacted political concessions in return. Like his father he visited Europe three times. During these periods, on the encouragements of his chancellor Amin-os-Soltan, he borrowed money from Nicholas II of Russia to pay for his extravagant traveling expenses. During his first visit he was introduced to the “cinematographe” in Paris, France. Immediately falling in love with the silver screen the Shah ordered his personal photographer to acquire all the equipment and knowledge needed to bring the moving picture to Persia, thus starting Persian cinema. Additionally, in order to manage the costs of the state and his extravagant personal lifestyle Mozzafar ad-din Shah was forced to sign many concessions, providing foreigners with monopolistic control of various Persian industries and markets. One example being the D'Arcy Oil Concession. Widespread fears amongst the aristocracy, educated elites, and religious leaders about the concessions and foreign control resulted in some protests in 1906. These resulted in the Shah accepting a suggestion to create a Majles (National Consultative Assembly) in October 1906, by which the monarch's power was curtailed as he granted a constitution and parliament to the people. He died of a heart attack 40 days after granting this constitution and was buried in Masumeh shrine in Qom. The Lion and Sun emblem was used from 1846 to 1980. (Source Wikipedia).Circa 1905£58,000.00 Read more