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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
Slim Gold and Enamel Bagnolet Cylinder

A very thin mid 19^th Century Bagnolet calibre cylinder in a gold and enamel case. Unusual Bagnolet calibre keywind gilt movement with inverted going train. Suspended going barrel wound with a male key. Index to the regulator visible through a sector on the back. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Very slim gold open face case Fine very slim gold case the engraved back decorated with polychrome champleve enamel. Gilt key with male square to wind and set the watch. Small red morocco covered presentation case.

Circa 1840

£2,000.00 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

£4,100.00 Add to cart
Rare English Lever Windmill Automaton

A rare mid 19^th Century English fusee lever with windmill automaton dial in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock, the table engraved with the movement number, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling. White enamel dial with polychrome enamel scene depicting a windmill with three figures walking around the gallery. The sails of the windmill are mounted on the seconds pivot and rotates as the watch runs. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow. The back of the inner case engraved “Patent Lever – Jewell’d in 15 Actions”. The outer with initialled cartouche in engraved garter and belt centre. Maker’s mark “IT” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Circa 1857

£2,250.00 Add to cart
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
Triple Cased Turkish Market Verge

A mid 19^th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in silver and tortoiseshell triple cases. Fire gilt verge movement, small Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above. Fusee and chain, pierced and engraved cock. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc with Turkish markings. Signed white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Matching silver pair cases, the bezel of the outer decoratively engraved. Silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “WCS” in a rectangle. Third protective case covered in tortoiseshell and decorated with silver pique pins, engraved silver bezels.

Hallmarked London 1862

£3,500.00 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
Diamond Set Gold Ring Watch

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond set gold ring. 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 black Arabic numerals, the twelve marked in red, blue steel hands. Gold ring with chased and engraved sides and shank. Diamond set bezel which rotates to wind and set the watch.

Circa 1870

£4,300.00 Add to cart
Minute Repeating Gold Half Hunter

A late 19^th Century minute repeating English lever in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, recessed gold slide in the band. Gold cuvette with a long dedication, maker’s mark “JK” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1875

£5,750.00 Add to cart
Large Swiss Gold Full Hunter

A fine large late 19^th Century Swiss lever in an engine turned full hunter case. High quality keyless damascened nickelled bar movement with going barrel, wolf’s teeth winding wheels. Plain cock with polished steel regulator its long index on the curved section of the centre bridge. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Straight line lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones in gold settings. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, fine blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat gold full hunter case. Small hand set lever under the front cover released when the front cover is closed. Signed gold cuvette, number corresponding to that on the movement.

Circa 1880

£4,500.00 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

£4,900.00 Add to cart