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Fine Decorative Four Colour Gold English Watch

A fine early 19^th Century English four colour gold decorative watch with matching dial. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Plain cock inscribed “Inventor & Fecit” on the table, diamond endstone. Plain four arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Converted to English table roller lever escapement. Fine gold dial, matted ground with applied gold decoration to the centre, applied gold Roman numerals, serpentine gold hands. Attractive18 carat open face case with chased and engraved repousse middle, pendant ad bow. Protected by a glazed cover the decoration on back still crisp. Four colour gold back, the chased and engraved central foliate decoration surrounded by a similar border, maker’s mark “DW”

Hallmarked London 1816

£5,500.00 Add to cart
Decorative Swivel Watch Key

A long early 19^th Century gold cased watch key with swivel top. The shaft of the key turning freely within the engraved hexagonal gold body and ball with gilt jump ring. Engraved repousse gold top supporting a gold oval mount with a bloodstone on one side and agate on the other.

Circa 1820

£275.00 Add to cart
Seven Decorative Watch Keys

A collection of seven watch keys. The earliest an 18th Century gilt metal crank with one square for winding and setting the watch, the other for adjusting the mainspring barrel tension. The other six. Three early 19th Century watch keys ratchet keys, one an elegant long gold key with wire wound body set with a small red stone, a simple silver ratchet key and the third later gilt key with circular open body and visible spiral spring. Two further early 19th Century keys, one a small gold key set with a trapezoid shaped bloodstone, the other a long engraved silver key set with an oval yellow stone. A late 19th Century gilt metal key in the form of a pistol resembling a colt revolver.

Circa 1820

£750.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder With Offset Dial

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating cylinder with gold offset dial by LeRoy in a decorative gold 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 rectangular section polished steel gongs. Signed gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Gold 18 carat open face case, the back and bezel profusely decorated with champleve engraving. Engine turned middle, wound through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£4,300.00 Add to cart
French Gold Quarter Repeating Lever

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating French lever in a gold engine turned open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock, garnet endstone in polished steel setting, polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Early ratchet tooth escapement with right angle lever. Push pendant quarter repeating on two square section polished steel gongs. Fine white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Wound and set through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

Circa 1820

£2,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock, polished steel regulator with temperature compensation curb. Garnet endstone set in a polished steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with sunk subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Sprung back opened by pressing a button in the band. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

Circa 1820

£3,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Verge with Offset Decorative Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century Swiss verge with offset three colour gold dial in a gold open face 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. Decorative gold dial, the chapter slightly offset toward the lower edge, subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, two colour applied gold floral decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative 18 carat gold open face case, engine turned back. Chased and engraved middle, bezels, pendant and bow.

Circa 1820

£3,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Watch in the Form of a Lamb

An early 19^th Century verge in a rare pearl set case in the form of a lamb. Small circular 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. Wound through the restored white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Very rare two piece case in the form of a lamb at rest in restored polychrome enamel on gold set with split pearls. The two halves of the case depict the lamb from the front and back. Behind the lamb can be seen an upturned straw hat containing roses. Fixed gold loop set with split pearls and small rectangular gold button to open the cover. Fitted in a velvet lined presentation case.

Circa 1820

£23,500.00 Add to cart
Turquoise Set Gold English Cylinder

An early 19^th Century English cylinder in a turquoise set gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Plain cock with large diamond endstone, polished steel Bosley regulator. Plain flat three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Gold matted dial with applied gold Roman numerals, gold hands. Drum shaped gold engine turned 18 carat open face case, the turquoise set bezels with applied gold decoration. Engine turned middle and back, gold bow with applied gold decoration. Maker’s mark “LC” below a scroll, number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1821

£4,300.00 Add to cart
Unusual Gold Cylinder

An early 19^th Century cylinder of unusual design in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with deep freestanding suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case the movement hinged at 9 o’clock, reeded middle. Wound and set through the gold dome, maker’s mark “WM”.

Hallmarked London 1821

£3,200.00 Add to cart
Gem Set Gold English Duplex

An early 19^th Century English duplex in a decorative three colour gold open face case set with rubies. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Large brass steel escape wheel. Fine decorative gold dial with engine turned centre. Matted ground, applied gold decoration to indicate the minute divisions, applied polished gold Roman numerals, gilt hands. Decorative 18 carat gold open face case. The bezels, pendant and bow with applied two colour gold decoration and set with rubies. The centre of the back also set with rubies and applied two colour gold foliate decoration surrounded by a border of engine turning. Engine turned middle, wound through the signed and numbered gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”

Hallmarked London 1824

£4,800.00 Add to cart
Gold Massey II with Decorative Gold Dial

An early 19^th Century English Massey type two lever with decorative four colour gold dial on a gold open faced case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, the dust cover pierced to reveal the cock and polished and blue steel barrel setup ratchet and spring. Harrison’s maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the table and “Detached” on the foot. Large diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Unusual three arm balance, polished steel arms and blue steel inner rim inside a gilt outer rim, blue steel spiral hairspring. Large screwed in Liverpool window jewelling to all pivots including the fusee with the exception of the centre. Massey type two lever escapement. Lateral steel lever to stop the watch under the front bezel. Fine decorative gold dial with subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, three colour applied gold decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial decorative 18 carat gold open face case, Chester hallmarks without date letter. Chased and engraved middle, bezels, pendant and bow, crisp engine turned back with vacant circular cartouche. Maker’s mark “T.H” over “J.H” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Circa 1825

£5,200.00 Add to cart