Archive of Sold Items

A late 18^th Century English verge in gilt metal pair cases covered in horn underpainted by a naval scene.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, 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 numerals, blue steel hands.  Gilt metal pair cases, plain inner case, number corresponding to that on the movement.  Gilt metal outer case covered in horn underpainted with a scene of a sailor bidding farewell to his sweetheart, a British naval vessel anchored beside them.

A late 18^th Century English quarter striking verge clockwatch in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, 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.  Petite sonnerie striking on a bell in the case, hours on the hour and quarters only at the other quarters.  White enamel dial with and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Silver pair cases decoratively engraved and pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly. Steel “Strike / Silent” lever in the bezel, silver pendant and bow.  Outer case with large central cartouche, rubbed engraving reading “Willm Newby – Clock Maker – Kendal”, maker's mark “TC”.

A fine late 18^th Century English verge in a diamond and pearl set gold and enamel case with protective glazed outer.  Full plate fire gilt verge movement with fusee and chain.  Pierced and engraved cock, the table pierced and engraved in a geometric pattern, diamond endstone in a polished steel setting.  Silver regulator disc, plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, fine diamond set hands.  English gold consular case, the bezels of dark blue and white enamel set with a row of large split pearls.  The back decorated with translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground and set with diamonds in swags around the edge, in the centre a large single diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds.  Gold oval pendant of dark blue and white enamel, a small button to open the bezel.  Glazed gilt metal protective  outer.

A fine large late 18^th Century half quarter repeating duplex by Grant in a silver open face case.  Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the diamond endstone and silver regulator disc.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Screwed in jewelling including the fusee arbor in a blue and polished steel setting.  Duplex escapement, large brass escape wheel and jewelled locking roller, pivots with endstones.  Push pendant half quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs fitted in the band of the case.   Fine white enamel dial with Roman numerals, attractive gold hands. Substantial purpose made plain silver open face case with gold hinges and thumb pieces.  London hallmark for 1906, maker's mark “F.T” in an oval and “London” below.