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Decorative Gold English Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge with gold dial in an engine turned gold case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Chased and engraved cock depicting a dove, diamond endstone. Polished steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Wound through the gold dial, engine turned centre. Applied gold radially set Arabic numerals, unusual gold serpentine hands with blued tips. Fine engine turned 18 carat open face case, chased and engraved bezels, pendant and bow. Diagonal ribbed middle, the sprung front bezel opened by a button in the pendant, maker’s mark “HJ”.

Hallmarked London 1818

£3,800.00 Add to cart
Gold Duplex by McCabe

An early 19^th Century English duplex by McCabe in a decorative gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved masked cock with large diamond endstone, plain three arm gold balance with three screws, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel regulator, silver sector index on the plate. Duplex escapement with jewelled locking stone, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Gold dial, engine turned centre and applied gold decoration at the edge repeating the minute markings. Subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt seconds hand, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, the middle with deeply chased and engraved cast foliate decoration repeated on the gold pendant and bow. Ribbed bezels, wound through the gold inner dome engraved with a coat of arms, maker’s marks “TW” and “IMC” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1824

£4,750.00 Add to cart
Gold French Cylinder and Ratchet Key

An early 19^th Century French cylinder in a gold open face case with gold ratchet key. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre 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. Engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Faded engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle. Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette. Short gold chain, fine decorative chased and engraved gold ratchet key.

Circa 1830

£2,200.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeater by Vacheron & Constantin

A mid 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder by Vacheron and Constantin in an engine turned 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 polished steel gongs. Engine turned silver dial, subsidiary seconds offset at four o’clock, Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Fine 18 carat gold open face case with chased and engraved bezels, push pendant and bow. Engine turned back with a vacant shield shaped cartouche. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement. Unusual gold key in the form of a mortice lock key. In a small horn presentation case marked “E.L – 14 Febb 1882”.

Circa 1840

£6,250.00 Add to cart
Small Ladies Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Silver engine turned dial with engraved centre, Roman numerals, gold hands. Small 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. Chased back with a polychrome champleve enamel floral decoration at the centre. Wound and set through the gold cuvette engraved “Exd. By Dent – Chronometer Maker to the Queen”. Fine short gold chain with gold ratchet key. In a red presentation case marked Ravaud – Bijoutier – Toulon”.

Circa 1840

£2,350.00 Add to cart
Quarter Repeating Gold Swiss Cylinder

A mid 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in an open face case engraved with a scene of a provincial French castle. 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. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. 18 carat open face case the back engraved with a scene of a castle standing by a river, marked “Coeuvre – France”. Coin edge middle with a gold slide at two o’clock. Wound and set through the engine turned cuvette bearing details of the movement, maker’s mark “PR” in an oval.

Circa 1840

£2,400.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Lever with Decorative Movement

A mid 19^th Century engraved Swiss lever in a decorative gold open face case. Richly engraved keywind bar movement, two colour gilding, engraved suspended going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, the lever with an unusual gold counterpoise with arrow heads. Escape and lever pivots with endstones in gold settings. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Fine slim engraved 18 carat open face case. The bezels engraved in a geometric pattern, the back with a scene of colonnades and house with a boat on a lake in the background. Unusual broad engine turned bands under both bezels. Wound and set through the richly engraved gold cuvette signed for the retailer. Engraved gold pendant and plain bow, faux English marks and maker’s mark “SB” in a shield.

Circa 1860

£3,000.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Watch with Spare Dial

A small 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel open face case accompanied by a presentation case and alternative enamel dial. 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. Engine turned gold dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Small 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle. The back decorated with translucent green enamel over an engine turned ground, small central oval set with diamonds. Wound and set through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “D & C”. Rectangular presentation case fitted for the watch and a spare enamel dial.

Circa 1870

£2,300.00 Add to cart
24 Hour Dial English Fusee Lever

A late 19^th Century English fusee lever with 24 hour dial in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Unusual white enamel dial marked for twenty four hours in Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, gilt hands. Engine turned silver open face case with ribbed middle., maker’s mark “TW” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1884

£1,400.00 Add to cart
Gold Belcher Guard Chain

A very long late 19^th Century 9 carat gold belcher pattern guard chain. Gold spring clip fastening the chain.

Circa 1890

£1,650.00 Add to cart
Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box

A late 19^th 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
Coventry Silver Half Hunter

An early 20^th Century English lever in a silver half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain silver half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, the back engraved with a monogram. Plain silver cuvette, maker’s mark “TPA” in an oval.

Hallmarked Chester 1906

£525.00 Add to cart