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Silver Pair Cased Verge and Chain

A large early 19^th Century English verge in silver pair cases with silver chain. 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. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “HJ”. Decorative silver chain.

Hallmarked London 1817

£775.00 Read more
Turquoise Set Two Colour Gold Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge in a two colour gold open face case set with turquoise. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel Bosley regulator, flat plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Engine turned gold dial with applied gold Roman numerals and decorative two colour gold border, gilt hands. Decorative 18 carat open face case, the back with matted ground and applied chased and engraved contrasting coloured gold decoration set with turquoise. The middle of the case similarly decorated with applied gold and turquoise. Matted gold bezels, pendant and bow with applied chased gold decoration, maker's mark “AN”.

Hallmarked London 1817

£2,100.00 Read more
Gold Quarter Repeating Cylinder by Vulliamy

A fine early 19^th Century English quarter repeating cylinder by Vulliamy in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, blue steel ratchet on the barrel bridge. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, gilt regulator below, index engraved on the plate.. Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed Silver engine turned dial signed either side of twelve, Roman numerals, very fine blue steel hands with pierced heart shaped tips. Substantial plain 18 carat rose gold open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant. Wound through the plain gold cuvette which is pierced for the table of the cock, maker’s mark”FH”.

Hallmarked London 1817

£4,350.00 Read more
Masonic Silver Pair Cased Verge

A 19^th Century English verge with Masonic dial in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock bearing a swan in a shield shaped cartouche, the table repaired with a brass plate. Gilt Bosley regulator on top plate. Plain three arm steel balance. White enamel dial, the central polychrome enamel scene with checkerboard floor, all seeing eye, beehive and ark. The sun, moon and some of the tools picked out in gilt. Arabic numerals, pierced gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “SP”.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1818

£1,500.00 Read more
Silver Rack Lever with 15 Seconds Dial

An early 19^th Century English rack lever with 15 second subsidiary in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, blue steel Bosley regulator, Plain polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rack lever escapement with thirty tooth escape wheel, adjustable slides to the lever. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds hand on the escape wheel arbor rotating once every 15 seconds. Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow. , maker's mark “ITF” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Chester 1818

£825.00 Read more
Silver Consular Cased English Cylinder

An early 19^th Century English cylinder in a silver consular case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Attractive plain silver consular case, maker's mark “WR” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A good example of an early 19th Century English cylinder

Hallmarked London 1818

£950.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased English Verge

An early 19^th Century English verge in silver 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. Unusual white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “V & Co”.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1819

£975.00 Read more
Large Silver Calendar Verge Pocket Watch

A large early 19^th Century English verge with seconds and calendar in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Engraved mask cock with diamond endstone, plain flat three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, gilt Bosley regulator. White enamel dial with subsidiaries for calendar and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow.

Unusually the calendar is set by hand. The watch has been made without any automatic mechanism and it would not be possible to fit one unless a thicker dial plate was used.

Hallmarked London 1819

£1,200.00 Read more
Silver Rack Lever Pocket Watch

An early 19^th Century English rack lever in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with gilt dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Plain gilt cock inscribed “Patent Lever”, diamond endstone. Blue steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rack lever escapement, the lever pivots in adjustable slides. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle., maker’s mark “I.W” in an oval.

Hallmarked Chester 1819

£725.00 Read more
Triple Gong Quarter Repeating French Verge

An early 19^th Century French verge quarter repeating on three gongs in a decorative gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Unusual pierced and engraved bridge cock, the table cutaway to reveal the balance, polished steel setting to the garnet endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with broad blued index surrounding it, blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on three steel gongs, pierced and engraved bridge to the repeating barrel with polished steel cover. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Unusual decorative 18 carat open face case, scalloped chased and engraved middle. The decorative back made of two sheets of gold. Plain polished inner layer with makers mark “DLG”. The outer chased engraved and matted in an attractive sunburst pattern. Gold push pendant for the repeat with locking slide in the band. Signed gilt cuvette.

An unusual form of decoration to the case

Circa 1820

£3,750.00 Read more
Gold Quarter Repeating French Verge

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, polished steel setting to the garnet endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, pierced and engraved bridge to the repeating barrel with polished steel cover. White enamel dial signed in the minute ring below six o'clock, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, the back with a vacant oval cartouche close to the edge, ribbed middle. Gold push pendant for the repeat with locking slide in the band. Winding through the signed and numbered gilt cuvette.

Circa 1820

£2,200.00 Read more
Diamond Set Gold and Enamel Mandolin Watch

An early 19th Century Swiss verge in a gold and enamel diamond set case in the form of a mandolin. 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 gilt indicator. Winding through the fully restored white enamel dial, Roman numerals, pieced gilt hands. Finely detailed gold and enamel case in the form of a mandolin. The front of the mandolin in translucent red enamel over an engine turned ground, the edge and border set with diamonds, glazed “sound” hole. Black champleve enamel neck, six twisted gold wire strings, tuning pegs set with small diamonds. The reverse of the mandolin decorated in dark blue champleve fully restored enamel with floral and sheet music motif. The edge of the mandolin decorated in black champleve enamel set with diamonds.

Circa 1820

£7,250.00 Read more