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Gold Pair Cased Massey II and Key

A 19^th Century English Massey type two lever with decorative gold dial in gold pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, the dust cover pierced to reveal the cock and polished steel barrel setup ratchet and spring. Harrison’s maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Decoratively engraved barrel bridge. Plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Large screwed in Liverpool window jewelling. Massey type two lever escapement. Lateral steel lever to stop the watch. 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. Matching decorative 18 carat gold pair cases. Plain inner with chased and engraved gold oval pendant and bow. 18 carat gold outer case, chased and engraved bezels, a small faded name engraved in the centre. Both cases bearing 18 carat Chester hallmarks but no date letter and maker’s mark “F. R & O”. The inner case numbered corresponding to that on the movement. Decorative rectangular gold key set with a cornelian

Circa 1830

£4,500.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold Quarter Repeater with Offset Dial

A fine early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder with offset dial in a decorative three colour gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel, polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with garnet set polished steel coqueret, 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 rectangular section gongs. Fine gold engine turned dial with offset chapter of Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Attractive three colour gold open face case, the bezels and back with applied gold foliate decoration. Either side of the gold push pendant are button to open the sprung back and bezel. Wound through the plain gold cuvette. Matching three colour gold split ring.

Circa 1830

£5,100.00 Add to cart
Slim Gold and Enamel Digital Cylinder

A slim early 19^th Century Swiss cylinder with digital indication in a gold and enamel gold case. Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel wound by the male key. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Small central section of the engine turned dial visible in the aperture at the front of the case. The minutes indicated by the numerals in the upper sector, the hours shown in the rectangular aperture below jump as 60 minutes pass. Adjusted by a male key at the top edge of the aperture. Slim gold case decorated with black white champleve enamel, wound through the gold cuvette. Matching short gold and enamel chain and key with male square.

Circa 1830

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Fine Gold Pearl Set Watch and Pendant

A mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a fine gold case encrusted with split pearls with matching pendant. Unusual gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with resting barrel. Sector shaped cock with polished steel regulator and coqueret set with a garnet endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Fine engine turned gold dial, the Roman numerals and minute marking set with split pearls, gold hands. Very fine open face encrusted with split pearls, sprung front bezel opened by depressing a button in the pendant. The back entirely covered in split pearls in a pattern radiating in a cluster of pearls below the pendant. Set in a series of graduated rows from 0.7 mm to 3.5 mm at the edge. The space between the large split pearls filled with small pearls. Front bezel set with a single row of large split pears each surrounded by more split pearls. Gold pendant also encrusted with split pearls, pearl set gold bow. Matching gold pin and bar with heart shaped centre supporting a spring clip all set with graduated split pearls. Large gold oval key with engine turned centre. In fitted gilt tooled red morocco covered case marked “No. 5050” from the retailer Desoutter of Hanover Street, London.

Circa 1840

£19,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Fusee Lever by McCabe

A mid 19^th Century quarter repeating lever with gold dial by McCabe in a gold open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain, blue steel barrel setup on the top plate. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Gold engine turned dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, gold slide on the ribbed middle. Wound though the signed and numbered gold cuvette, maker’s mark “WR” and “IMC”.

Hallmarked London 1845

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English Half Quarter Repeating Gold Hunter

A mid 19^th Century English half quarter repeating fusee lever in an engine turned 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 spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, recessed gold slide in the ribbed middle. Circular cartouches on the covers, one engraved with a squirrel, the other a monogram with Grimstead below. Maker’s mark “AS” in an oval. Number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1857

£3,250.00 Add to cart
Duplex Gold Hunter by Nicole Nielsen

A mid 19^th Century English duplex by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with Nicole’s patent winding. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, jewelled locking roller and pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, engine turned middle. Unusual gold clip retaining the front hunter cover, small engraved monogram to the central circular cartouche. Clip on back, maker’s mark “AN” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement. Unusual gold winding crown and bow.

Hallmarked London 1858

£3,000.00 Add to cart
Diamond Set Gold Turkish Market Watch

An unusual late 19^th Century diamond set gold and enamel watch made for the Turkish market. Small circular 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. Small white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, fine gold hands. Unusual gold and enamel open face case, the broad front bezel set with diamonds and twelve rock crystal cartouches backed with red foil bearing Roman numerals. Clip on back decorated in polychrome champleve with a green ground. Large elaborate gold diamond set bow and pendant, the winding crown also set with diamonds. Clip on cuvette to protect the movement.

Circa 1870

£16,500.00 Add to cart
Small Cast Steel Watch Stand

An unusual small architectural watch stand of cast steel Flanked by two columns the aperture for the watch bordered by trefoil decoration. Small hook and cast pouch for the watch, a large well behind, perhaps for an oil lamp.

Circa 1880

£350.00 Add to cart
Freesprung Gold Half Hunter

A late 19^th Century Freesprung English lever in a gold half hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with diamond endstone, freesprung compensation balance with blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “GHB” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked London 1886

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Rare Gold Cabriolet Watch

A late 19^th Century lever in a rare reversible cabriolet gold hunter pair case. Damascened 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, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Rare 18 carat gold cabriolet case which can be used either as a full hunter or as an open face. The inner gold case with engine turned and florally engraved back and engine turned middle, gold cuvette. This can be used on its own or placed in the three section gold outer case with either the dial or back visible. When the dial is shown the watch still appears to be a conventional open face watch with the engraved back depicting a couple in a garden, Alternatively with the back of the inner visible the watch becomes a full hunter, the winding crown serving to open the sprung front cover.

Circa 1890

£3,250.00 Add to cart
Gold Double Albert

A late 19^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch chain. Central “T” bar and spring clips on both ends. All links marked.

Circa 1890

£1,100.00 Add to cart