Enamel & Decorative Watches
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Gilt Repousse Verge and Chatelaine
A mid 18th Century English verge in gilt metal repousse cases and chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with turned 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. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gold hands. Plain gilt metal inner case, number corresponding to that on the movement. Chased and engraved gilt outer case depicting the Continence of Scipio within a rococo border. Cast gilt chatelaine, gilt clip with hinged lower section and two further cartouches linked by chains depicting classical scenes. Attached by short pierced and engraved chains are a key and a stone set seal, clips with threaded collars.
Circa 1760£1,850.00 Add to cart -
Gold and Moss Agate Etui
A mid 18th Century moss agate etui with gold repousse furniture. The two parts of the case constructed from panels of polished moss agate secured by repousse gold bands. Gold bow and large diamond button to open the top. The body houses a pair of gold handled scissors, gold bodkin, gold and steel double ended tweezers and file, pencil and notepad. Also included is a folding razor, the gold blade protected by a gold repousse body with panels of moss agate.
Circa 1770£6,500.00 Add to cart -
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 Add to cart -
Three Colour Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Swiss Verge
An 18th Century Swiss verge in paste set gold and enamel pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock with garnet 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 gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative stone set hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and bow, number corresponding to that on the movement. Gold outer case, the front bezel set with a row of pastes, paste set button. Oval three colour gold cartouche of foliate decoration surrounded by a dark blue enamel border.
Circa 1770£3,300.00 Add to cart -
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 Add to cart -
Gold and Enamel French Repeater
A mid 18th Century French quarter repeating 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 steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Wound through the signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hours separated with white stones, Arabic minute numerals. Decorative stone set hands. Gold and enamel consular case, the back set with a polychrome plaque depicting a couple in a garden. Narrow stone set border to the scene and front bezel.
Circa 1770£5,000.00 Add to cart -
Gold and Enamel Stone Set Verge
An 18th Century Swiss verge in a stone 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. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced stone set hands. Gold consular case, oval cartouche on the back of three colour gold and enamel within a stone set frame surrounded by a border of light green translucent enamel over an engine turned ground. Outside this a further band of enamelled foliate decoration with applied gold rope band. Stone set front bezel.
Circa 1770£3,900.00 Add to cart -
English Gold and Enamel Repeater
An 18th Century English quarter repeater in a fine gold and enamel consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement, gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator and table of the cock. Decorative pierced and engraved cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. 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. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, banking pin in the lower plug of the cylinder. Push pendant quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the fine white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Fine gold and enamel consular case with gold push pendant and bow, large diamond set case button, maker’s mark "IM". The restored back with a very finely painted en grisaille scene of two Greek sibyls in a garden scene. Border of white enamel and dark translucent blue champleve enamel on an engraved ground.
Hallmarked London 1779£10,500.00 Add to cart -
Unusual English Gold and Enamel Chatelaine
A late 18th Century English verge in a gold and enamel case with rock crystal glass and matching chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt movement, round pillars with securing affixes. Pierced and engraved silver cock, gilt pierced and engraved plate. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Blue steel regulator disc visible on the front of the movement in the engraved gilt border. Winding and regulated through the white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Unusual rock crystal cover to the dial, the central area gently domed to allow the dial to be seen clearly and faceted around the edge. Gold bezels, pendant and bow. Gold back, the centre of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Border of light blue and white triangles. Gold and enamel chatelaine, the gilt clip with applied oval panel matching the watch supporting three chains to the octagonal central cartouche. Two gold and enamel tassels, gold and enamel key and seal set with an oval white stone engraved with a lighted torch and the motto "A la Verite".
Circa 1780£9,700.00 Add to cart -
Oval Gold Flat Wheel Cylinder
An unusual decorated oval gold watch with rare flat wheel cylinder escapement. Slim full plate gilt oval keywind movement with a broad engraved border. Engraved cover to the resting barrel mainspring. Pierced and engraved cock with polished steel coqueret, silver index on the plate. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Very rare flat wheel cylinder escapement with polished steel cylinder and brass escape wheel. Small circular white enamel dial with and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Gold oval mask, two colour gold decoration above and to the sides of the dial. Below a circular cartouche of three colour gold decoration. Gold oval case, both lids painted in Vernis Martin lacquer work on the outside faces with cherubs. The inside of the covers similarly decorated with portraits of well dressed ladies.
Circa 1780£13,000.00 Add to cart -
Underpainted Horn English Pair Case
A late 18th Century English verge in gilt metal and underpainted horn pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic numerals at the quarters, gilt beetle and poker hands. Plain gilt metal inner case, gilt pendant and bow. Gilt metal outer covered in translucent horn underpainted with an oval scene of Britannia standing on the shore as a British naval ship departs. The scene and bezel decorated with ferns.
Circa 1780£2,200.00 Add to cart -
Gold and Enamel Triple Cased Verge Pocket Watch
A late 18th Century French verge in gold and enamel pair cases and glazed protective outer. Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain. Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Plain gold inner case with gold pendant and bow, circular gilt shutter to the winding aperture fitted internally, a slot cut to allow it to be moved. Gold outer case, the bezels engraved and decorated with champleve enamel. The back set with fine polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady. Third protective outer case with glazed back, the covering to the gilt bezels now lacking.
Circa 1780£7,300.00 Add to cart
