Enamel & Decorative Watches
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Three Colour Gold American Hunter
A late 19th 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 and Enamel Beetle Form Watch
A fine late 19th 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 -
Small Clock with View of Lake Geneva
A late 19th Century Swiss cylinder clock with a view of Lake Geneva on the dial. Keywind 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. White enamel dial with a monochrome view over Lake Geneva depicting the bridge and buildings on the far bank., mountains in the background. Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Heavy circular brass case suitable for use as a paperweight and also with sliding dovetail mount to enable the clock to be hung on the wall. Very thick bevelled flat glass.
Circa 1890£775.00 Add to cart -
Gilt Metal and Porcelain Watch DecorationA large late 19th Century toy or decoration in the form of a watch. Hinged circular gilt metal frame set with two convex porcelain covers. The front with a representation of a watch dial, the numeral in cartouches at the edge. White centre with polychrome floral decoration. The back gilt in colour with a raised geometric pattern. The inner faces white, again with polychrome floral decoration. Tapered gilt metal pendant with fixed bow.A rare and attractive piece. Apparently originally sold as a Christmas tree decoration.Circa 1890£1,800.00 Add to cart
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Silver Heart Shaped Desk ClockAn unusual late 19th Century heart shaped desk clock. Small circular Swiss going barrel key wound and set watch movement mounted in a silver circular watch frame. Circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Unusual heart shaped case, the half round frame of chased and engraved floral repousse work, makers mark “E.L” in a rectangle. Silver wire easel stand. Signed octagonal black morocco cover fitted case with two hinged doors. Fitted lined dark blue velvet interior.Hallmarked Birmingham 1890£1,400.00 Add to cart
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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 -
Small Diamond Set Pendant Watch
A small late 19th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond encrusted gold 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, blue Arabic numerals, gilt minute markings and decoration, gilt hands. Very small open face case diamond encrusted overall. The back pierced to set the concentric circles of graduated diamonds. Plain white gold cuvette gilded on the inner face, trefoil diamond set bow. In a fitted gilt tooled square leather box.
Circa 1890£5,250.00 Add to cart -
Small Diamond Set Gold Watch and Pendant
A small late 19th Century diamond encrusted watch and matching pendant. Fitted with a later oval nickel movement under a cover. Plain three arm balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Gilt dial with Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Very small open face case diamond encrusted overall. The back pierced to set the concentric circles of graduated diamonds. Plain white gold cuvette, trefoil diamond set bow. The watch suspended from a diamond set gold brooch in the form of a tied ribbon.
Circa 1890£4,200.00 Add to cart -
Large Silver Swiss Centre Seconds Chronograph
A large late 19th Century Swiss centre seconds chronograph in an English silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with going barrel. Engraved 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. Large English plain silver open face case with slide in the band to stop the watch. Plain back with vacant oval cartouche, wound and set through the silver cuvette, maker's mark “LJ” in a rectangle.
Hallmarked Birmingham 1894£475.00 Add to cart -
Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box
A late 19th Century Swiss automated singing bird in a silver and enamel box. Brass going barrel movement keywound through the base. Small bellows and piston mechanism provides air to a variable whistle to mimic birdsong operated by a system of cams and levers. The bird covered with multi-coloured feathered plumage, iridescent highlights to bib and wings. Moving the pull at the side of the box causes the oval lid to open and the bird to hinge into an upright position, rising through chased and pierced gilt grille. While playing the automated bird moves its bone beak, flaps its wings, bobs its tail feather and moves from side-to-side, synchronised to the continuous birdsong. Unusual silver box enamelled on all faces apart from the base. The four sides with polychrome enamel landscapes and central oval cartouches depicting cherubs. The top with polychrome enamel depicting goddesses and cherubs at the four corners. Gilt frame to the polychrome enamel oval lid with two cherubs and doves. Key wound through the plain base, key in the shape of a bird.
Circa 1900£7,500.00 Add to cart -
Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Ball Watch
A fine late 19th Century Swiss lever gold and enamel ball watch set with diamonds. Small gilt three quarter plate keyless 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 black Arabic numerals, the 12 o’clock marking in red, gilt minute markings and hands. The gold case constructed in three parts all decorated with translucent light blue enamel over an engine turned ground. The middle set with four small diamonds. The hemispheres of engraved gold foliate decoration set with very small diamonds. The watch is wound and set by turning the top hemisphere of the case in relation to the lower hemisphere. Suspended from a short gold chain from a plain gold bar, pin with safety catch. In a blue velvet lined blue presentation box.
Circa 1900£3,900.00 Add to cart -
Diamond Set Enamel Ball Watch and Brooch
A fine late 19th Century Swiss lever gold and enamelled ball watch set with split pearls and diamonds with matching brooch. Unusual keyless gilt movement constructed with the train wheels above the going barrel. Plain sector cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot right angle lever escapement. 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 a row of split pearls. The two gold hemispheres of translucent red enamel set with small diamonds in a trefoil clover pattern. The watch is wound and set by turning the top hemisphere of the case in relation to the lower hemisphere. Matching diamond and pearl set gold and enamel brooch. In a cream velvet lined presentation box covered in red morocco.
Circa 1900£4,500.00 Add to cart