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1890

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Circa 1890

Silver Heart Shaped Desk Clock

An unusual late 19th Century heart shaped desk clock
Dimensions  107mm x 102mm   

£1,400.00

Circa 1890

Patent Quarter Repeating Silver Lever

An unusual  late 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever in a silver open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Slide quarter repeating on a single polished steel gong, the single hammer striking a […]

£875.00

Circa 1890

Gold Ball Watch

A fine late 19th  Century Swiss cylinder ball watch and matching chain.
Diameter   22 mm         

£2,200.00

Circa 1890

Silver Mounted Horn Singing Bird Box

A late 19th Century French automated singing bird in a silver mounted polished horn 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 […]

£5,200.00

Circa 1890

Gold Minute Repeater with Russian Coat of Arms

A late 19th Century Swiss minute repeater in a fine engine turned full hunter case bearing the coat of arms of the Russian Empire.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator.  Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide […]

£23,000.00

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