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Unusual Gold and Enamel Swiss Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in an unusual pearl 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. Wound through the restored signed white enamel dial Arabic numerals, gold arrow hands. Gold consular case, the bezels set with a row of split pearls. The back set with an unusual pierced, chased and engraved gold oval plate set transversely. A small section of the plate with enamel depicting a fountain, the remainder engraved with a scene of a woman and cherub either side. The piercing revealing the plain polished gold back of the case. Graduated split pearls border the scene which is set in dark translucent blue enamel over an engine turned ground. The front bezel opened by depressing a button in the gold pendant.

Circa 1790

£7,800.00 Read more
Underpainted Horn Pair Cased Verge

A late 18^th Century English silver coloured and underpainted horn pair cased pocket watch. Fitted with a mid 18th Century full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Plain silvered metal inner case, maker’s mark “JR”. Attractive underpainted horn outer case with silver bezels and pique pins. The well painted scene of a squire riding a horse, fences and a cottage in the background with gilt details and border.

Circa 1790

£2,100.00 Read more
Underpainted Horn Pair Case Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century English verge in gilt and underpainted horn pair cases. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, decorative gold hands. Plain gilt metal inner case, gilt pendant and bow. Gilt metal outer covered in horn underpainted with a detailed rural scene depicting a weir and bridges and farm animals, gilt pique pins.

The underpainted horn in excellent condition, the scene unusually covering all of the back rather than just the centre

Circa 1790

£1,900.00 Read more
Gold and Enamel English Verge Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century English verge in a gold and enamel consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved cock, the table radially pierced, diamond endstone. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator disc. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Gold and enamel consular case, the pendant and bezels decorated with dark blue and white enamel. The back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground decorated with a geometric pattern in gilt, red and green. Small button in the pendant to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£8,500.00 Read more
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Watch

A late 18^th Century French pearl set gold and enamel watch. Unusually converted slim movement, the original pillar plate retained. Replaced engraved top plate, fusee and chain. Engraved cock polished steel regulator, visible club foot lever escapement. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the signed convex white enamel dial, slender Roman numerals, pierced gold hands. Gold and enamel consular case, the bezels set with split pearls. Finely painted polychrome enamel back depicting a couple in a formal garden. Gold bow and rectangular pendant.

Circa 1790

£4,500.00 Read more
English Verge Pocket Watch with Unusual Irish Inscription

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”.

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh was born in Dublin on 18th June 1769. He became foreign secretary of Great Britain and was one of the leading figures in bringing together the alliance of great power that finally overthrew Napoleon.

As chief secretary of Ireland, he played a part in two of the most significant events of Irish history in the late 18th century. Although he took severe and successful measures to quell the revolt in 1798, Castlereagh believed that a policy of clemency was essential to end the disturbances. He was also instrumental in the passage of the Act of Union through the Dublin Parliament which was passed in June 1800 despite bitter Protestant opposition.

He took his own life by cutting his throat with a penknife at his country residence at North Cray in Kent on August 12th 1822. He is buried in Westminster Abbey where a fine marble statue was erected almost 30 years later, the inscription reads:

“This statue is erected to the memory of Robert Second Marquis of Londonderry, and Viscount Castlereagh K.G. Born A.D. 1769, Died August 12th 1822. History will record the success and splendour of his public career during a period of unexampled difficulty in the annals of Europe, in which he successfully filled the highest offices under the Crown, and Ireland will never forget the statesman of the legislative union. This tribute to the best of brothers and friends is placed in Westminster Abbey by Charles William Vane, Third Marquis of Londonderry”.

Circa 1790

£2,300.00 Read more
Pearl and Diamond Set Enamel Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a fine gold and enamel consular case set with diamonds and pearls. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Bridge cock finely pierced and engraved to form the makers name, polished steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Winding through the gold engine dial with black champleve enamel Roman numerals, serpentine blue steel hands. Slender gold consular case the bezels set with a row of split pearls. The back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground centred by diamond set pierced decoration. Rectangular gold pendant, the front bezel opened by depressing a small button at the top.

In excellent overall condition

Circa 1790

£7,000.00 Read more
Gold and Enamel Ring Watch

An unusual late 18^th Century cylinder in a gold and enamel ring. Very small full plate movement with resting barrel. Plain bridge cock with polished steel coqueret, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm gilt balance. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Winding through the small white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands. Set in an engraved gold ring with champleve dark blue translucent enamel. Heavy hinged engraved and decorate gold bezel with small glazed aperture for the dial.

An unusual type of movement which is only 15 mm in diameter

Circa 1790

Original price was: £9,500.00.Current price is: £8,500.00. Read more
Silver and Gold Verge Signed Breguet

An unusual large late 18^th Century French verge in a silver and gold 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. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Unusual drum shaped plain silver open face case with gold bezels. The top plate of the movement is almost as large a the dial plate and secures the movement by three dog screws. The back has maker’s mark "?F" over "B", Paris standard Fish silver hallmark and the numbers 1691 and 1456.

Circa 1790

£1,150.00 Read more
Enamelled Swiss Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a paste set enamelled gilt metal 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. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Gilt metal consular case, engraved bezels set with pastes. Polychrome enamel back depicting an alpine lakeside scene watched over by two women in classical dress.

Circa 1790

£890.00 Read more
Three Colour Gold French Verge

A late 18^th Century French verge in a decorative 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. Wound through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, pieced and engraved gold hands. Gold consular case the bezels with applied gold dots. The back decorated with three colour gold depicting a basket with doves, a dog and a sheep either side.

Circa 1790

£1,900.00 Read more
Enamel Pair Cased Swiss Verge

An 18^th Century Swiss verge in paste set gilt 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 gilt inner case, gilt pendant and bow, number corresponding to that on the movement. Gilt outer case, the front bezel set with a row of pastes. Polychrome oval enamel portrait of a young lady within a pierced white metal border of pastes set above a translucent dark blue enamel ground.

Circa 1790

£1,700.00 Read more