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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 Guard Chain

A very long late 19^th Century 18 carat gold guard chain comprising alternating small rope twist links and rectangular links. 18 carat gold spring clip, all links marked.

Circa 1890

£3,000.00 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
Three Colour Gold American Hunter

A fine early 20^th Century American lever in a decorative three colour gold full hunter case. Full plate nickelled keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, gold sector index on the plate. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands Attractive substantial 14 carat full hunter case with box hinges. The front cover engine turned, engraved and decorated with applied three colour gold work, a large vacant shield shaped cartouche to the centre. The back cover also engine turned, engraved and decorated with applied three colour gold work depicting a stag. Plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “B.W.C.Co.”.

Circa 1902

£4,750.00 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
Two Day Marine Chronometer by Kullberg

A 20^th Century English two day marine chronometer by Kullberg. Full plate spotted keywind reverse fusee movement marked with the broad ministry arrow above “I”, four turned pillars secured by blue steel screws. Harrison’s maintaining power with steel click and blue steel spring. Polished steel barrel ratchet wheel and double toothed click on the spotted barrel bridge. Spotted cock with diamond endstone in a polished steel setting. Two arm compensation balance with two circular weights, Kullberg’s later form of middle-error temperature compensation, large timing screws and nuts, freesprung palladium helical hairspring. Earnshaw spring detent escapement, escape pivots with endstones. The movement secured to the gilt dial plate by three blue steel screws. Engraved signed and numbered silvered brass dial with broad ministry arrow, “I” and date, subsidiaries for seconds and power reserve indication, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Numbered turned brass bowl, rotating shutter to the winding hole, screw brass bezel with flat glass. Brass gimbals and locking mechanism, brass ratchet key. Three tier mahogany box, hinged flush brass handles, later top lid. Rectangular plaque engraved with the maker’s name, number, date, broad ministry arrow and “Two Days”. Included is a photocopy of a letter to the Director General of Stores at the India Office signed by the Astronomer Royal recommending the purchase of this chronometer.

Circa 1910

£5,000.00 Add to cart
Silver Half Hunter Examined by Dent

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a silver half hunter case. Good 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 straight line 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. Gold hinges, signed silver cuvette.

Circa 1910

£650.00 Add to cart
Gold Albert

A slender 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch Albert with sliding “T” bar. Spring clips on one end and cylindrical case on the other, possibly for a tooth pick. All links marked.

Circa 1910

£1,100.00 Add to cart
Gold double Albert

An early 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold watch Albert. Two graduated chains with with central “T” bar. Spring clip on one end of the chain and sprung jump ring on the other, all links marked.

Circa 1910

£1,200.00 Add to cart
Gold Albert

A 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch Albert. “T” bar on one end, spring clip on the other, all links marked.

Circa 1910

£1,300.00 Add to cart
Kew "A" Two Day Marine Chronometer

A 20^th Century Irish two day marine chronometer. Full plate spotted keywind fusee movement, four turned pillars secured by blue steel screws. Harrison’s maintaining power with steel click and blue steel spring. Blue steel barrel ratchet wheel and double toothed click on the spotted barrel bridge. Spotted cock with diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Two arm compensation balance with two circular weights, Poole’s auxiliary middle-error temperature compensation, large timing nuts, freesprung palladium helical hairspring. Earnshaw spring detent escapement, escape pivots with endstones. The movement secured to the gilt dial plate by three brass screws. Engraved signed and numbered silvered brass dial marked in red “Auxiliary Compensation – Kew A”. Subsidiaries for seconds and power reserve indication, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Numbered turned brass bowl, sprung rotating shutter to the winding hole, screw brass bezel with flat glass. Brass gimbals and locking mechanism, brass ratchet key. Three tier mahogany box, brass straps and corners, hinged flush brass handles. Signed and numbered circular plaque.

Circa 1915

£2,700.00 Add to cart