Name: Repeating Hunter with Concealed Erotic Scene
SKU: A10653
Price: 9750.00 GBP
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Early Octagonal Smoky Quartz Crystal Watch

An unusual small mid 17^th Century quartz crystal octagonal watch case. Purpose made early 18th Century full plate oval fire gilt movement with turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with ratchet and click barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Original engraved octagonal gilt dial plate, purpose made silver and silver gilt champleve dial engraved “London”, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt beetle and poker hands. Small octagonal smoky quartz crystal case, the body with an oval hollow to accommodate the movement. Faceted back and cover for the dial, decorative engraved octagonal frames, plain gilt loop pendant.

An attractive unusual case in fine condition. An interesting example where a more modern movement has been made for a cherished case rather than updating the existing one with a hairspring

Circa 1650

£14,500.00 Read more

Silver Repousse Pair Case with Champleve Dial

An 18^th Century champleve dial verge in silver repousse pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed silver champleve dial with arcaded minute ring, the centre pierced to reveal the steel ground beneath. Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gilt hands. Plain silver inner case, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “IHH” in a rectangle. The chased and engraved silver repousse outer case depicting a scene of two figures and a horse within a rococo frame.

Hallmarked London 1772

£1,890.00 Read more

Silver Half Hunter

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a silver half hunter case. Nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement marked “RS” with a trident, going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, screwed in jewelling. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain silver Dennison half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, gilt winding button, maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1912

£750.00 Read more

A10653

Repeating Hunter with Concealed Erotic Scene

£9,750.00

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A10653

Repeating Hunter with Concealed Erotic Scene

£9,750.00

Description

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