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Gold Half Hunter with Historic Link

A mid 19^th Century Swiss lever in a gold half hunter case bearing the coat of arms of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, slender Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Unusual engine turned 18 carat half hunter case. An applied unglazed chased and engraved gold chapter ring on the front cover bears the name "E Maximiliano" in place of the numerals. The back cover with an applied shield shaped gold cartouche chased and engraved with intertwined characters "MIM". Above the characters a crown. Gold cuvette with applied pierced and engraved coat of arms of Maximilian as Emperor.

Circa 1865

£3,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Hunting Cased Chronometer

A 19^th Century Swiss fusee chronometer in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel helical hairspring. Pivoted detent chronometer escapement, screwed in jewelling. Engine turned and engraved silver dial with applied gold Roman numerals and two colour gold decoration to the centre and edge. Subsidiary seconds, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, shield shaped cartouche on the front cover lightly scratched with characters. Wound and set through the gold cuvette engraved "Chronometer". Maker’s mark "LP&F" in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Circa 1870

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Large Freesprung Gold Half Hunter

A fine 19^th Century English freesprung lever in a substantial gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with garnet endstone. Compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, ribbed middle. Clip on back engraved with a coat of arms and monogram below. Inside a dedication to their son dated May 1929, maker’s mark "RO" in an oval, and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1874

£5,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Calendar

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever with chronograph and moonphase calendar in a gold full hunter case. Damascened nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Polished steel flyback chronograph work above the plates. Push quarter repeating on two steel gongs, visible regulator to the repeating train. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for date and seconds combined with the moonphase below. Rectangular apertures for day and month in Russian either side of the centre, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hands, gilt hands. Very substantial engine turned 14 carat gold full hunter case, small monogram in the centre of the front cover. Large push button for the minute repeat and a smaller one for the chronograph in the band.

Circa 1880

£6,000.00 Add to cart
Gold Five Minute Repeater by LeCoultre

A late 19^th Century five minute repeating lever by LeCoultre in a gold full hunter case. High quality keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolf’s teeth winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Fully jewelled trains, the repeating train including the hammers. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat gold full hunter case, gold repeating slide in the band, plain gold cuvette.

Circa 1890

£4,700.00 Add to cart
Gold Minute Repeating Hunter by Frodsham

A late 19^th Century English minute repeater by Frodsham in a gold full hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered off white enamel dial manufactured by Willis. Subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette and recessed gold slide. Maker’s mark “HMF” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Accompanied by a certificate from Charles Frodsham & Co.

Hallmarked London 1895

£11,000.00 Add to cart
Unusual Moonphase Minute Repeating Gold Hunter

A large late 19^th Century Swiss patent minute repeating chronograph with moonphase calendar in a gold full hunter case. Keyless gilt bar movement, the single going barrel driving both the repeat and going trains. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Minute repeating mechanism released by depressing the small button in the band, striking on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for day, date, month and seconds. Gold and blue enamel moonphase disc visible through the aperture in the seconds subsidiary. Roman numerals, decorative pierced gold hands. Substantial large plain 18 carat full hunter case, two gold buttons in the band, one for the flyback centre seconds chronograph, the other to release the minute repeating. Four steel levers in the front bezel to allow the calendar functions to be set.

Circa 1900

£9,500.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Enamel Ball Watch and Brooch

A fine late 19^th Century Swiss lever enamelled ball watch set with diamonds and 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 lever escapement. Small white enamel dial with black 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 diamonds The two gold hemispheres of dark blue enamel set with small diamonds in stars. The watch is wound and set by turning the top hemisphere of the case in relation to the lower hemisphere. Matching diamond set gold and enamel brooch.

Circa 1900

£2,900.00 Add to cart
Ladies Gold and Enamel Pendant Watch

A small late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel full hunter 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 with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt minute markings, pierced gilt hands. Small 14 carat gold and enamel case. The front cover with an hour glass shaped panel set with diamonds dividing a lakeside scene with forget-me-nots and bluebirds. On the back cover a small heart shaped panel with a similar lakeside scene. Gold cuvette and engraved dedication from "Col Nicolau" inside the front cover.

Circa 1900

£1,500.00 Add to cart
Silver 23 Jewel Waltham Vanguard

A large early 20^th Century American lever in a silver full hunter case. Full plate damascened nickel keyless movement, going barrel with snailed steel winding wheels. Plain cock with diamond endstone, gold micrometer regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, gold settings and screws, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, black Arabic numerals for the hours, red for minutes, blue steel hands. Substantial engraved silver full hunter case, vacant arch shaped cartouche on the front cover. Silver cuvette, gold hinges, maker’s mark "Dueber" in a rectangle.

Circa 1903

£800.00 Add to cart
Gold Swiss Gondolo by Patek Philippe

An early 20th Century Swiss Gondolo “chronometer” lever watch by Patek Philippe in a gold open face case. High quality keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator adjusted by a snail cam, steel pointer on the plate. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, the lever with counterbalance extension arms extended beyond the pallets. Escape and lever pivots with endstones in polished steel settings. Snailed steel wolf’s teeth winding work.

Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilthands, blue steel seconds hand. Substantial 18 carat open face case with faded engine turning, gold cuvette bearing the inscription “Chronometro Gondolo – 168022 Patek, Philippe & Cie, Geneve. — Fabricado expressamento para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojociros Rio de Janeiro”. Accompanied by a certificate from Patek Philippe showing the watch was manufactured in 1910 and sold in January 1911.

Circa 1910

£5,300.00 Add to cart
Silver Watch Chain and Unusual Actor’s Fob

An early 20^th Century silver chain and fob depicting the patron saint of actors. The chain of large hollow oval links engraved around the edge. "T" bar close to one end of the chain and spring clip on the other. Short length of the chain to an unusual pierced cast silver fob depicting Saint Genesius. The Saint is holding a mask which swivels. On one side the mask bears a frown, on the other a smile. Around the scene "Saint Genesius – Guide my Destiny". Marked "Weston – Sterling" on the reverse.

Circa 1920

£600.00 Add to cart