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Long Silver Chatelaine

A mid 19^th Century silver simple chatelaine of five lengths of fine curb link chain. Plain silver bars at each end and three keepers on the chains. Later shield shaped silver fob with vacant gold centre. The back engraved with details of a Euphonium competition in 1929, hallmarked Birmingham 1928.

Circa 1840

£190.00 Add to cart
Fine Gold Pearl Set Watch and Pendant

A mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a fine gold case encrusted with split pearls with matching pendant. Unusual gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with resting barrel. Sector shaped cock with polished steel regulator and coqueret set with a garnet endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Fine engine turned gold dial, the Roman numerals and minute marking set with split pearls, gold hands. Very fine open face encrusted with split pearls, sprung front bezel opened by depressing a button in the pendant. The back entirely covered in split pearls in a pattern radiating in a cluster of pearls below the pendant. Set in a series of graduated rows from 0.7 mm to 3.5 mm at the edge. The space between the large split pearls filled with small pearls. Front bezel set with a single row of large split pears each surrounded by more split pearls. Gold pendant also encrusted with split pearls, pearl set gold bow. Matching gold pin and bar with heart shaped centre supporting a spring clip all set with graduated split pearls. Large gold oval key with engine turned centre. In fitted gilt tooled red morocco covered case marked “No. 5050” from the retailer Desoutter of Hanover Street, London.

Circa 1840

£19,500.00 Add to cart
Small Ladies Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Silver engine turned dial with engraved centre, Roman numerals, gold hands. Small 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Chased back with a polychrome champleve enamel floral decoration at the centre. Wound and set through the gold cuvette engraved “Exd. By Dent – Chronometer Maker to the Queen”. Fine short gold chain with gold ratchet key. In a red presentation case marked Ravaud – Bijoutier – Toulon”.

Circa 1840

£2,350.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Gold Swiss Cylinder

A mid 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in an open face case engraved with a scene of a provincial French castle. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. 18 carat open face case the back engraved with a scene of a castle standing by a river, marked “Coeuvre – France”. Coin edge middle with a gold slide at two o’clock. Wound and set through the engine turned cuvette bearing details of the movement, maker’s mark “PR” in an oval.

Circa 1840

£2,400.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeater by Vacheron & Constantin

A mid 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder by Vacheron and Constantin in an engine turned 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 polished steel gongs. Engine turned silver dial, subsidiary seconds offset at four o’clock, Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Fine 18 carat gold open face case with chased and engraved bezels, push pendant and bow. Engine turned back with a vacant shield shaped cartouche. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement. Unusual gold key in the form of a mortice lock key. In a small horn presentation case marked “E.L – 14 Febb 1882”.

Circa 1840

£6,250.00 Add to cart
Small Diamond Set Gold and Bloodstone Watch

A mid 19^th Century French cylinder in a diamond set gold and bloodstone open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case with coin edge middle. The gold bezel for the back set with a polished bloodstone overlaid with a substantial pierced gold plate set with diamonds in the form of Arabic characters. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1840

£1,650.00 Add to cart
Silver Hunting Cased Quarter Repeater

A mid 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever in a silver full hunter case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Right angled club foot lever escapement. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed off white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Faded engine turned silver full hunter case with ribbed middle, silver slide in the band. Wound and set through the silver cuvette.

Circa 1840

£1,400.00 Add to cart
Silver Pair Cased Oddfellows Dial Verge

A mid 19^th Century English verge with polychrome enamel dial of the Oddfellows Society in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock, polished steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. White enamel dial, polychrome enamel and gilt centre painted with two women and Oddfellows symbols, the all seeing eye above and below the motto “Amicita Amor et Veritas”. Around the scene “Independent Order of Odd Fellows Manchester Unity”. Roman numerals, gilt hands. Silver pair cases, plain silver inner with silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “JH” in an oval. Plain silver outer case with faded mark.

Hallmarked London 1841

£1,450.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Fusee Lever by McCabe

A mid 19^th Century quarter repeating lever with gold dial by McCabe in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain, blue steel barrel setup on the top plate. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Gold engine turned dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, gold slide on the ribbed middle. Wound though the signed and numbered gold cuvette, maker’s mark “WR” and “IMC”.

Hallmarked London 1845

£4,100.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Cylinder Pocket Watch

A mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator . Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Silver dial with decoratively engraved centre, Roman numerals, gold hands. Engraved gold open face case, the back with a well painted polychrome enamel scene of a lady and a cupid in a chapel. Wound and set through the engine turned gold cuvette.

Circa 1850

£2,950.00 Add to cart
Rare Tic-Tac Escapement Alarm

A very rare mid 19^th Century tic-tac escapement alarm in a nickle drum case. Unusual full plate brass movement with a single barrel powering both the alarm and going trains. Plain cock with blue steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring set in a circular aperture in the plate. Very rare tic-tac escapement where the English lever escape wheel acts directly on a polished steel roller on the balance staff. The tooth of the escape wheel rests on the roller for most of the vibration, giving impulse only in one direction as a slot in it passes. Single hammer for the alarm striking on the side of the case which acts as a rudimentary bell. Silvered dial with black waxed Roman numerals. Central alarm disk with waxed pointer, thumb piece at the back for adjustment. Single blue steel hand for the hours only. Nickle drum case with fixed glass. Outer morocco slip travelling case, the top apparently lost.

A very rare form of escapement. It is surprising to find it used in a travelling alarm

Circa 1850

£1,250.00 Add to cart
Two English Lever Movements

Two English fusee lever movements, one by Frodsham the other by Dent. Both with white enamel dials, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals.

Circa 1850

£135.00 Add to cart