Archive of Sold Items

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder with offset seconds by Courvoisier in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel.  Plain cock, polished steel parachute with garnet endstone, blue steel regulator, temperature compensation curb.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Ruby cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at 3 o’clock, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.   Slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle,  maker’s mark “CAD”.  Wound and set through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

A late 19^th Century Swiss minute repeating lever in a gilt metal open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain open face case with gilt slide in the band, gilt cuvette marked “Warranted gold filled cases to last 20 years”.

A fine late 19th century Swiss minute repeating lever in a gold full hunter case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, snailed steel wolfs teeth winding work.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs.  Fully jewelled including the pivots to the repeating hammers.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, gold hands.  Plain 14 carat full hunter case, signed gold cuvette and glazed cover to the movement, maker's mark “Aug Ericsson”.

An early 19^th Century English ruby cylinder in gold pair cases.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power. Unusually shaped engraved cock with diamond endstone, the signed gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table.  Plain three arm flat polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator disc.  Ruby cylinder, large steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gold hands. Lateral steel stop lever.  Substantial matching plain 18 carat gold pair cases, gold pendant and bow, maker's mark “IR”.

An early 19^th Century English cylinder 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, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case, maker's mark “ID”.

An early 19^th Century English cylinder with decorative gold dial in a gold open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover.   Plain cock with garnet endstone, polished steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm polished steel flat balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones.  Attractive gold dial with applied gold Roman numerals on a matted ground.  Engine turned centre and decorative applied three colour gold border, gilt hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case with chased and engraved middle and pendant.   Button in the pendant to open the back, small monogram to the centre, maker's mark “CM”.

A late 19^th Century English karrusel in a gold open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Gilt 52.5 minute revolving carriage.  Engraved gilt cock with diamond endstone, polished regulator, compensation balance, blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.   White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case, maker's mark “PW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

An early 20^th Century black dial military pocket watch by Zenith.  Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed black dial with subsidiary seconds, luminous Arabic numerals and hands.  One piece nickle open face case with screw on back marked “Zenith”

A large early 20^th Century Swiss nickle cased watch in an unusual silver clock stand.  Gilt split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, bold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain nickle open face case with gilt winding button and bezel.  The watch fits in an unusual silver case to form a clock.  Deep square silver case with rounded corners, the front hinged at the side.  Four silver bun feet and silver carrying handle.  Lined with purple velvet.

A 20^th Century Swiss Rolex perpetual wrist watch in an 18 carat rose gold oyster case.  High quality lever movement with automatic rotor winding system.  Signed copper coloured subsidiary seconds dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. 18 carat red gold oyster case with gold screw down button marked “Rolex Oyster”, gold screw back.  Black crocodile strap, gilt buckle. In a red morocco covered Rolex presentation case lined with velvet.

A 20^th Century Swiss wrist watch in an 18 carat gold square case.  Circular nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, incabloc jewelling, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Signed dial with applied Arabic numerals and batons, subsidiary seconds, gilt hands.  18 carat square case with gold clip on back, black leather strap with gilt buckle.

An early 20^th Century silver graduated curb link watch Albert.  Spring clip on one end and “T” bar on the other, all links marked.  Short chain from the “T” bar with a pierced and engraved silver fob, vacant shield shaped cartouche applied to the centre.

An early 20^th Century silver curb link watch Albert.  Spring clip on one end and jump ring on the other, all links marked.  Short chain from the silver “T” bar.

A late 17^th Century English mock pendulum verge with silver champleve dial in a silver consular case bearing an enamel portrait.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with tulip pillars.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Mock pendulum cock with glazed semi-circular aperture to reveal a blue steel bob on one arm of the balance. Pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc which has an engraved raised border enclosing the balance.  Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt tulip and poker hands.  Silver consular case, short silver pendant and stirrup bow.  The back set with a polychrome enamel portrait of a lady on a black ground.

A late 17th century French verge oignon with silver mock pendulum cock in a silver consular case.  Very deep full plate fire gilt movement, slender Egyptian pillars with turned finials.  Fusee and heavy chain with spring and ratchet setup between the plates, the barrel with a rim to both top and bottom. Engraved silver mock pendulum bridge cock with semi-circular aperture to reveal a steel bob on one arm of the balance.  Silver regulator dial under a blue steel bridge acting on a visible blue steel rack, silver pierced and engraved decoration flanking it.  Silver chased and engraved plate to protect the escapement from a broken fusee chain.  Decorative pierced and engrave decoration to the foot of the case spring.  Winding through the unusual white enamel dial, Arabic minute numerals, the Roman hour numerals on raised “cartouches”.  Unusual silver beetle and poker hands.  Plain silver consular case, seven joint square hinge, silver ring pendant and bow.

A late 17^th Century English verge with silver champleve dial in silver pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement, broad Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, broad pierced and engraved foot.  Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel tulip and poker hands.  Plain silver pair cases, silver pendant with stirrup bow. Plain silver inner case, split bezel, maker's mark “I.D”

A mid 18^th Century English verge in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved masked cock, lace edge to the table, 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 steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, replaced front bezel, maker's mark “T*H” in a shield.

A late 18^th Century English verge in gilt pair cases bearing an inscription of Irish interest.  Full plate fusee movement with round pillars.  Finely pierced and engraved cock bearing a bust, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands.  Gilt metal pair cases, plain inner, maker's mark “EL”.  Gilt outer with an unusual engraving relating to the watch, “In commemoration of Lord Castlereagh, the Cold Blooded Enemy of the liberty of Mankind, having cut his throat, August 12th 1822, this watch was given to J.B.Phelps by his father”.

An early 19^th Century English verge in a silver full hunter case.  Full plate fusee movement with round pillars.  Engraved cock with garnet endstone, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm polished steel balance.  Numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial plain silver full hunter case, maker's mark “CH”.

A mid 19^th Century Swiss Independent seconds cylinder in a decorative gold open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement with two suspended going barrels, the larger for the going train the other for the independent seconds. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel.  White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Slim 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, small gold slide to operate the independent seconds train. Chased and engraved bezels, pendant and bow. The back engraved with a decorative cartouche. Gold cuvette covered in decorative engraving and inscribed “Secondes Independantes Echappement a cylinder a Pierre Quatorze trous en Rubis”.

A 19^th Century English freesprung lever in a substantial full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with diamond endstone.  Freesprung compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat, maker's mark “JR” in a diamond and number corresponding to that on the movement.