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Enamel & Decorative Watches

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Rare Pearl and Ruby Encrusted Gold Watch

An early 19^th Century rare pearl and ruby encrusted gold open face watch. Fitted with a Swiss cylinder Keywind gilt bar movement, plain cock with polished steel regulator. Wound through the gilt dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Fine gold open face case the bezels set with a row of pink rubies each circled by split pearls. The back encrusted with graduated split pearls in a geometric pattern set around a central ruby. The background of the design filled with many hundreds of tiny split pearls entirely covering the back. Pearl set pendant, ruby and pearl set bow. Green morocco covered presentation case.

Circa 1840

£11,500.00 Add to cart
Rare Pearl Encrusted Gold Repeater

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a rare pearl encrusted gold open face case. Skeletonised three quarter plate gilt keywind movement, suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. 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 rectangular section polished steel gongs. Gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals, gold hands. Fine gold open face case the bezels set with a row of large split pearls. The back encrusted with graduated split pearls in a geometric pattern. The background of the design filled with many hundreds of tiny split pearls entirely covering the back. Trefoil bow, wound and set through the gold cuvette. Pearl set key and short gold chain.

Circa 1840

£29,000.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Digital Dial Cylinder Pocket Watch

A slim early 19^th Century French cylinder with digital hours in a gold and champleve enamel open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre 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. Unusual engine turned silver dial with subsidiary seconds, offset minutes and an aperture above displaying the hours in Arabic numerals, gold minute hand, blue steel seconds hand. Slim gold and restored black champleve enamel open face case, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1840

£2,350.00 Add to cart
Enamelled Silver Gilt Chinese Market Pocket Watch

A mid 19^th Century centre seconds duplex made for the Chinese market in a pearl set silver gilt and enamelled open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with richly engraved bridges and suspended going barrel, blue steel stop work and screws. Engraved sector cock with garnet endstone, polished steel regulator. Five arm polished steel balance. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with centre seconds, slender Roman numerals, gilt hands. Unusual silver gilt open face case, the front bezel, front of the oval pendant and bow set with split pearls. On the reverse the bezel, pendant and bow are decorated with blue champleve enamel. The back of a finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady on a blue background. Wound and set through the sprung gilt cuvette.

A very well executed portrait on an unusual case. In excellent overall condition

Circa 1840

£25,000.00 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 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 Irish Gold and Enamel Lever

A rare mid 19^th Century Irish fusee lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case decorated with shamrocks. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Decorative engine turned and engraved gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case with ribbed middle. Both covers engraved and decorated with two rows of shamrocks in translucent green enamel. On the front cover the shield shaped cartouche engraved with a heraldic device. The back cover centered by a harp in blue and red and enamel. Maker’s mark "JD" and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Dublin 1863

£6,500.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel American Hunter Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century American lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Full hunter 18 carat case, both covers richly engraved and decorated with black champleve enamel. Rectangular scenes in the centre of the covers bordered by engraved frames. Engraved scalloped middle, gold cuvette with engraved dedication “Mary & Salley – Nov 29 1882”. Maker's mark “B.W.C.Co” in a rectangle.

An attractive and unusual case.

Circa 1880

£3,400.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Beetle Form Watch

A fine late 19^th Century Swiss gold and enamel brooch watch in the form of a beetle. Keyless 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. Small white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the twelve marked in red, blue steel hands. Fine gold and enamel case in the form of a beetle, the diamond set translucent green enamel wings opened by depressing a button in the tail to reveal the dial. Diamond set chased and engraved head, the eyes represented by diamonds, small gilt winding crown. The underside of the beetle realistically portrayed with finely chased and engraved legs applied to the hinged cover. Inside the cover an oval glazed frame for a miniature portrait Diamond set gold and enamel loop for a chain.

Circa 1880

£14,500.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Beetle Form Watch

A fine late 19^th Century Swiss gold and enamel brooch watch in the form of a beetle. Heart shaped 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. Small white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Fine gold and enamel case in the form of a beetle, the diamond and pearl set translucent red enamel wings opened by depressing a button in the tail to reveal the dial. The head chased and engraved with champleve black enamel, the eyes represented by green stones. The underside of the beetle realistically portrayed with finely chased and engraved legs applied to the hinged cover. Wound and set through the gold oval cuvette. Oval gold loop for a chain.

Circa 1880

£14,000.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold American Hunter

A late 19^th Century American lever in a decorative three colour gold full hunter case. Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative 18 carat full hunter case both lids in a shell design with applied three colour gold decoration. Small vacant oval cartouche at the base of the front cover, plain gold cuvette.

An attractive decorative case in excellent condition.

Circa 1880

£2,300.00 Add to cart
Gold Ball Watch

A fine late 19th Century Swiss cylinder ball watch and matching chain. Unusual keyless gilt movement constructed with the train wheels above the going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Small white enamel dial with blue Arabic numerals, the 12 o'clock marking in red, gilt minute markings and hands. The case is constructed in three parts, the gold middle with applied gold bead decoration. The two gold hemispheres with applied gold wire decoration. Gold hand set button and ring pendant. The watch is wound and set by turning the top hemisphere of the case in relation to the lower hemisphere. Black fabric cord with gilt fastener.

Circa 1890

£2,200.00 Add to cart