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Enamel & Decorative Watches

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Underpainted Horn Pair Cased Verge

A late 18^th Century English silver coloured and underpainted horn pair cased pocket watch. Fitted with a mid 18th Century full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Plain silvered metal inner case, maker's mark “JR”. Attractive underpainted horn outer case with silver bezels and pique pins. The well painted scene of a squire riding a horse, fences and a cottage in the background with gilt details and border.

Circa 1790

£2,100.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel 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 gilt indicator. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Gold open face case with pearl set bezels, gold pendant and bow. Unusual back set with white stones and decorated in red and gilt enamel on a black ground. At the base a stylised sun below the gilt decorated red enamel arc. Above this a crescent moon set with white stones.

Circa 1790

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Unusual Gold and Enamel Cylinder Pocket Watch by Brockbanks

An unusual late 18^th Century English centre seconds cylinder by Brockbanks in a pearl set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved cock with small chased and engraved bust on the table, diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel. Winding through the signed gold centre seconds dial, subsidiary chapter above the centre with Roman numerals for time. Matted centre with engraved decoration, blue steel hands. Gold consular case, the bezels set with a row of large split pearls. Unusual cloisonne enamel back, black ground with translucent polychrome enamel over engraving forming foliate decoration. Button in the pendant to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£19,000.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in gold and enamel pair cases. 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. Round pillars. Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, fine pierced gold cathedral hands. Plain gold inner, narrow rim in the middle to locate it in the outer case, gold pendant and bow. Gold and enamel outer case, three colour gold bezels. The back decorated with a polychrome scene of a lady holding a sheaf of wheat. Behind her a boy with a scythe harvesting, all on a translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground.

Circa 1790

£7,300.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold French Verge

A late 18^th Century French verge in a decorative three colour gold 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. Wound through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pieced and engraved gold hands. Gold consular case the bezels with applied gold dots. The back decorated with three colour gold depicting a basket with doves, a dog and a sheep either side.

Circa 1790

£1,900.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Chatelaine Watch

A late 18^th Century English verge in a diamond and pearls set gold and enamel case with matching chatelaine. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement. Pierced and engraved masked cock, large diamond endstone. Engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Fine gold consular case, translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground with a white enamel border. The bezel and back both set with a single row of split pearls. Applied white metal decoration on the back set with diamonds. Fine matching chatelaine, the gilt clip faced with gold and champleve enamel, an oval of split pearls in the centre. One side supports the watch on a short chain of diamond shaped gold and enamel links flanked by two delicate gold chains. Spring clip with threaded safety collar. The other side of the clip a matching chain with two gold and enamel pearl set oval cartouches supports the accessories. Two chains with small square gold and enamel link terminate with a gold and enamel key and seal bearing the bust of a bearded man. Two further delicate gold chains bear gold and enamel tassels. Fitted in an unusual shaped red morocco covered case.

Circa 1790

£23,000.00 Add to cart
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel English Watch

A late 18^th Century English gold and enamel pearl set watch. Full plate fire gilt movement, pierced and engraved cock with diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain three arm gold balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Well converted to English table roller lever escapement. Wound through the fine white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Attractive 18 carat gold consular case, the back of translucent dark blue enamel over a decorative engine turned ground. Single row of large split pearls to the bezels. Gold bow and pendant with a button to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Large Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Cylinder

A large late 18^th Century French centre seconds cylinder with date calender in a gold and enamel case. Slim full plate gilt movement, resting barrel under an engraved bridge. Large finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual regulator under a large crescent shaped polished steel bridge, index on the plate. Lateral steel stop lever under the front bezel. Wound though the convex white enamel centre seconds dial. Chapter for the days of the month within the hour markings, both of Arabic numerals. Fine gold beetle and poker hands, the slender centre seconds hand situated between the hour and minute hands, serpentine calendar hand. Unusually large slim gold case decorated with a polychrome and gilt geometric pattern over a translucent dark blue ground. Octagonal pendant and bow.

Circa 1790

£24,750.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Pearl Set Watch

A late 18^th Century continental open faced enamel watch with pearl set bezels. Later keywind cylinder bar movement fitted to the original plate and dial aligning the winding aperture. Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, fine pierced gold moon hands. Gold and enamel open face case, the sprung front bezel open by a button in the gold and enamel pendant. Fully restored polychrome enamel back depicting a classically dressed couple beside an urn in a formal garden. The scene bordered by a row of large split pearls. The enamelled front bezel set with a row of slightly smaller split pearls.

Circa 1790

£3,900.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Pearl Set French Watch

A late 18^th Century french verge in a fine gold and enamel open face case set with pearls and diamonds. Full plate gilt fusee movement, the edge of the plate with a narrow band of engraving. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Unusual attractive signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals at the quarters and very small Arabic numerals for the other hours. Fine pierced cathedral gold hands. Gold and enamel open face case, the sprung front bezel open by a button in the rectangular gold pendant which bears the number of the movement on the side. The back of translucent dark blue enamel over a radially engine turned gold ground bordered by gilt and white decoration. In the centre a geometric pattern of gilt, white and iridescent green enamel set with small diamonds. The bezels set with double rows of split pearls.

Circa 1790

£8,000.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Quarter Repeater

A late 18^th 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 gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case. Winding through the restored white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, the front bezel set with a row of stones. Both bezels with applied gold rope decoration. Unusual restored enamel on the back, rings of red and blue enamel around the en grisaille scene of a couple and cherub in a garden under a dark blue night sky and gilt stars.

Circa 1790

£5,500.00 Add to cart
Rare Napoleonic Automaton Verge

A rare late 18^th Century verge automaton depicting the battle of Arcola in a silver pair cases. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with endstone in a polished steel setting, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. White enamel dial, small subsidiary of Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. The lower half of the dial in polychrome enamel depicting the battle of Arcola. Napoleon on the left bearing a flag, riding a black horse onto the bridge followed by his troops. On the right Croatian and Austrian forces firing cannon. In the centre of the bridge a semi-circular opening reveals a rotating disc painted with cavalry riders appearing to charge across the bridge as the watch runs. Above the scene the text “Bataille bei Arcola gewonnen von Bonaparte – d16ten Novbr 1795”. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, the inner only bearing faded hallmarks.

Hallmarked London 1795

£5,000.00 Add to cart