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Early Subsidiary Seconds English Verge Pocket Watch

An 18^th Century English verge with subsidiary seconds in gilt metal pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with turned pillars. Pierced and engraved 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. Lateral steel stop lever acting on the contrate wheel. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Gilt metal pair cases, gilt pendant and bow, the inner bearing marks intended to resemble hallmarks.

An early example of a verge with subsidiary seconds. Although some makers introduced watches with seconds shortly after the balance spring was introduced the practice was largely abandoned as the verge escapement was not accurate enough. The seconds subsidiary on this watch is not exactly at 6 o'clock, its position dictated by the contrate wheel pinion

Circa 1770

£1,190.00 Add to cart
Gilt Underpainted Horn English Verge

An 18^th Century English verge in gilt metal and underpainted horn pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, large diamond endstone in a polished steel setting, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain gilt inner case. Gilt outer case covered in dark underpainted horn decorated with gilt pique pins.

Circa 1770

£950.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold and Enamel Pair Cased Swiss Verge

An 18^th Century Swiss verge in paste set gold and enamel pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock with garnet endstone, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative stone set hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and bow, number corresponding to that on the movement. Gold outer case, the front bezel set with a row of pastes, paste set button. Oval three colour gold cartouche of foliate decoration surrounded by a dark blue enamel border.

Circa 1770

£3,300.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel French Repeater

A mid 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Wound through the signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hours separated with white stones, Arabic minute numerals. Decorative stone set hands. Gold and enamel consular case, the back set with a polychrome plaque depicting a couple in a garden. Narrow stone set border to the scene and front bezel.

Circa 1770

£5,000.00 Add to cart
Gold and Moss Agate Etui

A mid 18^th Century moss agate etui with gold repousse furniture. The two parts of the case constructed from panels of polished moss agate secured by repousse gold bands. Gold bow and large diamond button to open the top. The body houses a pair of gold handled scissors, gold bodkin, gold and steel double ended tweezers and file, pencil and notepad. Also included is a folding razor, the gold blade protected by a gold repousse body with panels of moss agate.

Circa 1770

£6,500.00 Add to cart
English Gold and Enamel Repeater

An 18^th Century English quarter repeater in a fine gold and enamel consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement, gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the regulator and table of the cock. Decorative pierced and engraved cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, banking pin in the lower plug of the cylinder. Push pendant quarter repeating on two blocks in the case. Winding through the fine white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Fine gold and enamel consular case with gold push pendant and bow, large diamond set case button, maker’s mark "IM". The restored back with a very finely painted en grisaille scene of two Greek sibyls in a garden scene. Border of white enamel and dark translucent blue champleve enamel on an engraved ground.

Hallmarked London 1779

£10,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Watch and Diamond Set Ring Mount

A rare late 18^th Century miniature cylinder cylinder watch and diamond set gold ring housing. Very small full plate movement with fusee and chain. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm gilt balance. Polished steel cylinder, brass escape wheel. Winding through the small white enamel dial, roman numerals, gilt hands. Small plain gold consular case, gold pendant and bow. The front bezel set with a row of small diamonds. Gold ring with a hinged mount for the watch, the back engraved with a monogram. The shank of the ring set with diamonds.

A very rare small movement which measures only 14.3 mm across. Probably the smallest known fusee movement.

Circa 1780

£19,000.00 Add to cart
Three Colour Gold Verge

A late 18^th Century verge in a stone set three colour gold consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Wound through the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, stone set hands. Attractive 18 carat continental consular case. The back engine turned and decorated with applied three colour gold decoration, the scene framed by an oval border of white stones. Two colour gold bezel also set with a single row of white stones.

Unusually this continental case and dial uses an English movement. It shows no signs of being a replacement, the dial feet occupying the original holes in the plate. It may be the original customer specified an English movement be used or alternatively the English watchmaker imported the case and dial.

Circa 1780

£3,650.00 Add to cart
Decorative Gold French Repeating Pocket Watch

A small late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a diamond set gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on blocks on the case. Winding through the fine white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced stone set hands. Gold consular case, applied two colour gold decoration over a matted ground. Set with a band of small diamonds around the bezel and in the form of a monogram on the back.

Circa 1780

£4,900.00 Add to cart
Gold Quarter Repeating Swiss Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a three colour gold consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a cracked bell in the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Gold consular case, oval scene in a cartouche on the back of three colour gold applied gold rope bands to the back and bezel.

Circa 1780

£4,200.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Repeating French Cylinder Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Round pillars. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on two blocks set in the case. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Winding through the white enamel dial, black Arabic numerals and red numerals at the quarters, gold beetle and poker hands. Three colour gold consular case with fully restored circular polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady on the back. Surrounding the portrait a band of applied gold work set with diamonds and green enamel. Sprung front bezel opened by pressing a pin recessed in the edge, rare concealed hinge. Gold push pendant and bow.

Circa 1780

£5,750.00 Add to cart
Gold and Enamel Triple Cased Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century French verge in gold and enamel pair cases and glazed protective outer. Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain. Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Plain gold inner case with gold pendant and bow, circular gilt shutter to the winding aperture fitted internally, a slot cut to allow it to be moved. Gold outer case, the bezels engraved and decorated with champleve enamel. The back set with fine polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady. Third protective outer case with glazed back, the covering to the gilt bezels now lacking.

Circa 1780

£7,300.00 Add to cart