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Silver Adam and Eve Automaton

A large early 19^th Century French verge of Adam and Eve with an automated snake in a silver 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 with blue steel indicator. Polychrome enamel dial depicting the scene in the garden of Eden. In a circular aperture Eve can be seen offering Adam an apple. As the watch runs an engraved gilt snake can be seen circling them, indicating the seconds. White enamel oval cartouche within a gilt border for the time and date, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Large plain silver open face case with ribbed middle.

Circa 1810

£7,000.00 Read more
Rare Quarter Repeating Automaton

An early 19^th Century verge quarter repeater with triple automaton in a gilt open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with diamond endstone in a polished steel setting. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator dial. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Small white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Either side of the dial are chased and engraved parcel gilt classical figures fixed above the decorative engraved plate and polished steel repeating work. As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them. Below the dial is a figure of a goat on a blue steel ground. As the watch repeats the goats head moves as though eating. Substantial drum shaped plain gilt metal open face case with ribbed middle, wound through the cuvette.

Circa 1810

£7,000.00 Read more
Rare Gold Ring Thermometer by Breguet

A rare early 19^th Century thermometer by Breguet in a gold oval ring. Oval gilt plate with bimetallic strip and quadrant gears linked to a central pinion. Fine signed engine turned gold dial marked "Thermometre". Circular chapter marked in degrees and at the quarters "Glace – Tempere – Chaleur – Fievre". Gold oval case, engine turned middle, glazed on both sides to reveal the mechanism. Reeded gold swivel band to allow use as a ring or perhaps as a fob. Accompanied by a certificate from the archives showing it was sold in 1810 for 336 Francs.

Circa 1810

£23,000.00 Read more
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder by Recordon

A fine early 19^th Century quarter repeating cylinder by Recordon in an engine turned gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Fine white enamel dial with offset subsidiary seconds unusually not marked with numerals, Roman hour numerals, fine blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat red gold open face case with ribbed middle. Gold push pendant, locking slide in the band, signed gilt cuvette, maker’s mark “PHP”

Circa 1810

£4,750.00 Read more
Slim Gold Swiss Quarter Repeating Cylinder

A large slim early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder in a gold engine turned case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement with suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain sector shaped cock with polished steel regulator, polished steel endstone. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant, maker’s mark “PG”. Wound and set through the signed sprung gilt metal cuvette

Circa 1810

£3,900.00 Read more
Gold Quarter Repeating Musical Watch

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical watch with gold dial in a gold open face case. Gilt movement with two resting barrels, the larger barrel, being half the diameter of the movement, providing the power for the musical train. Polished steel Geneva stopwork. Pierced sector shaped cock, polished steel coqueret, polished steel regulator. Plain gilt balance with spiral spring, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Polished steel work on back plate to control the disc type musical train and a steel Strike – Silent lever. Pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, the repeating work situated under the dial. Lateral slide in the band to actuate the musical mechanism. The music also playing automatically on the hour. Signed gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals, gilt Breguet hands. Fine engine turned gold open face case, ribbed middle. Gilt cuvette with apertures for winding.

Circa 1810

£7,500.00 Read more
Silver English Duplex by Morice

An early 19^th Century English Duplex by Morice in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with signed gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the cock. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with large diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, polished steel regulator. Heavy compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Screwed in jewelling. Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Purpose made plain silver open face case hallmarked London 1862, maker’s mark “J.H”.

Circa 1810

£540.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased English Verge Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century English verge with subsidiary seconds in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the pierced and engraved round cock, gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. Fully restored white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker’s mark “JB” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked London 1811

£785.00 Read more
Unusual English Speed the Plough Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge with Speed the Plough dial and unusual cock in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock a solid triangular section on the table with representations of the sun, moon and stars, a crown in the pierced section above. Gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. Convex white enamel dial, the centre painted with a polychrome enamel scene of a farmer ploughing a field with two horses and marked “Speed the Plough” beneath. Fully restored white chapter of Arabic numerals, fine gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “WH” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1812

£995.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased Cylinder Pocket Watch by Brockbanks

An early 19^th Century English cylinder by Brockbanks in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement. Gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the cock engraved with an anchor and flags, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting. Gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Silver pair cases, inner with silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “JN” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement. Well fitted in a silver outer case hallmarked Birmingham 1819.

In excellent overall condition

Hallmarked London 1813

£995.00 Read more
Silver Half Hunter Rack Lever by Roskell

An early 19^th Century English rack lever by Roskell in a silver half hunter case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power. Chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English rack lever escapement, adjustable slides to the lever pivots, large thirty tooth escape wheel. Winding through the off white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Plain silver half hunter case, oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “RM” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1813

£700.00 Read more
Gold and Enamel Verge Pocket Watch for the Turkish Market

A small early 19^th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in a gold and enamel pair case. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain, Egyptian pillars with galleries above. Pierced and engraved cock with crescent moon and star on the table, garnet endstone, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc with Turkish markings. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, gold beetle and poker hands. Gold pair cases, the plain inner with 18 carat mark, maker's mark “AN” and number corresponding to that on the movement. The outer with blue, green, red and white champleve enamel to the bezels, the wavy closing faces also with blue champleve enamel. Polychrome enamel lakeland scene with a water powered mill in the foreground. Translucent blue and pink sky over a radiating engine turned ground. Border of translucent red enamel over an engine turned ground.

An unusually small example in excellent condition

Hallmarked London 1813

£11,500.00 Read more