Archive of Sold Items

An early 19th century French verge in a decorative three colour gold case set with gems and an enamel portrait.  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.  Gold engine turned dial with Roman numerals bordered by applied three colour gold decoration, gilt hands.  Gold open face case, the matted ground overlaid by three colour gold decoration and set with red gemstones and turquoise.  In the centre a small oval polychrome enamel portrait of a young woman holding a sheaf of wheat.

An early 19^th Century Swiss debaufre in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind movement with going barrel, polished steel ratchet and click.  Plain cock with garnet endstone, marked on the table “Patent Jewelled Vertical”.  Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, polished steel Bosley regulator.  Debaufre escapement employing two polished steel escape wheels acting alternately on a single steel roller.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, number corresponding to that on the movement.

A large early 19^th Century silver ratchet key. Two chased and engraved serpents coil around the upper body of the key which is surmounted by wings.