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Gold and Enamel Quarter Repeater

A late 18^th Century 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 gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Gold consular case, the plain bezels simply drilled to allow the bell to sound clearly. Polychrome enamel back depicting classically dressed figures on a translucent dark blue enamel ground.

Circa 1790

£3,900.00 Read more
Large Chinese Market Gold and Enamel Cylinder

A large late 18^th Century French centre seconds cylinder with date calender in a gold and enamel case. Slim full plate gilt movement, resting barrel under an engraved bridge. Large finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual regulator under a large crescent shaped polished steel bridge, index on the plate. Lateral steel stop lever under the front bezel. Wound though the convex white enamel centre seconds dial. Chapter for the days of the month within the hour markings, both of Arabic numerals. Fine gold beetle and poker hands, the slender centre seconds hand situated between the hour and minute hands, serpentine calendar hand. Unusually large slim gold case decorated with a polychrome and gilt geometric pattern over a translucent dark blue ground. Octagonal pendant and bow.

Circa 1790

£24,750.00 Read more
Gold and Enamel Pearl Set Watch

A late 18^th Century continental open faced enamel watch with pearl set bezels. Later keywind cylinder bar movement fitted to the original plate and dial aligning the winding aperture. Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, fine pierced gold moon hands. Gold and enamel open face case, the sprung front bezel open by a button in the gold and enamel pendant. Fully restored polychrome enamel back depicting a classically dressed couple beside an urn in a formal garden. The scene bordered by a row of large split pearls. The enamelled front bezel set with a row of slightly smaller split pearls.

Circa 1790

£3,900.00 Read more
Large Silver and Horn Calendar Verge

A large late 18^th Century Austrian calendar verge in silver and underpainted horn case. Large full plate gilt fusee movement with unusual sprung dust ring. 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 signed white enamel dial, central date calendar, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Large plain silver consular case, long silver pendant and bow. Protective outer with silver bezels covered in horn underpainted green and brown, secured by silver pique pins.

Circa 1790

£2,100.00 Read more
Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Swiss Verge

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a pearl set gold and enamel gold case. Slim 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 signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold hands. Gold and enamel case, bezels set with a small single row of split pearls. Finely painted polychrome enamel scene of the huntress Diana and Cupid. Rectangular gold pendant with a button to open the sprung front bezel.

Circa 1790

£7,500.00 Read more
Gold and Enamel French Verge

A late 18^th Century French verge in an unusually enamelled gold open face 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. Wound through the signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold tipped polished steel hands. Gold and enamel open face case, the champleve enamel sprung bezel opened by a button in the pendant. The large oval scene on the back of a young lady and cherub in an unusual technique of polychrome enamel raised over a partially visible gold ground. Oval border of graduated split pearls surrounded by translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Rectangular gold and enamel pendant.

Circa 1790

£5,250.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased English Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century English verge in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Matching silver pair cases, the inner engraved “J Bury”, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “I.T”

Hallmarked London 1791

£1,050.00 Read more
Silver Verge with Named Dial

A late 18^th Century English verge with enamel named dial in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock, silver regulator disc on an engraved plate. Plain three arm steel balance. Unusual white enamel dial, the numerals replaced with the original owner's name “William Baker”, gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “WR” in a rectangle.

In excellent overall condition, unusually bearing the date of manufacture rather than a serial number

Hallmarked London 1792

£875.00 Read more
Silver Verge with Painted Dial

A late 19^th Century verge with polychrome enamel dial in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain, round pillars. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial, the centre with a polychrome enamel scene of a waterside house and ship. Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands. Plain silver inner case, maker's mark “IT”. Later plain silver outer case.

Hallmarked London 1792

£1,500.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased Cylinder

A fine late 18^th Century Scottish cylinder in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone, 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. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, engraved monogram on the back, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “IL” in a rectangle.

A fine cylinder watch in excellent overall condition. Alexander Dickie, Edinburgh, apprenticed 1762

Hallmarked London 1792

£1,295.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased Doctors Dial Verge

A late 18^th Century English doctors dial verge in silver pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock depicting military flags, engraved plate for the silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Lateral blue steel stop lever. Attractive flat white enamel dial, large subsidiary seconds and offset chapter for time intersecting, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Large plain silver pair cases, maker's mark “IR” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked London 1793

£1,150.00 Read more
Underpainted Horn Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch

A late 18^th Century English verge in gilt metal and underpainted horn pair cases. Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with radially set Arabic numerals, gold hands. Plain gilt metal inner case, gilt pendant and bow. Gilt metal outer covered in translucent horn underpainted with a scene of a lady beside a garden monument.

In very good condition. Unusually the movement bears the date

Circa 1793

£1,900.00 Read more