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Viennese Oval Enamel Watch
An early 19th Century verge in a decorative enamel oval case. Circular full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silvered regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Gilt polychrome champleve enamel dial, small Roman numerals in gilt cartouches, pierced gilt hands. Oval single bodied case enamelled both inside and out, engraved silver bezel with thick oval glass. The sides of light blue enamel with floral tracery. The back with a polychrome enamel scene of two partially clad young ladies, one sitting sideways on an animal. The interior of the case with a scene in similar colours of a classically dressed couple, the man holding a lyre.
Circa 1820£4,200.00 Read more -
Rare Skeletonised Quarter Repeater
A rare early 19th Century Swiss skeletonised quarter repeater in a gold open face case. Unusual gilt keywind movement, the top plate pierced and engraved to reveal the going train laid out along the centre and repeat train at the edge. Cover of the going barrel pierced to reveal the blue steel mainspring, polished steel sector shaped bridge. The repeating mainspring also visible under a small pierced polished steel bridge. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring visible through an aperture in the dial under a polished steel sector shaped cock, polished steel index. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished and blue steel gongs. Engraved gold mask with the white enamel ring dial at the top, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. In the centre of the dial an engraved pierced star revealing the motion work. In the lower half of the mask an aperture to reveal the balance. Plain gold open face case with ribbed middle, unusual gold oval push pendant. Glazed sprung cuvette with engrave gilt bezel.
A rare attractive watch, possibly made for the Chinese marketCirca 1820£7,000.00 Read more -
Rare Pull Repeat Cylinder
An early 19th Century French cylinder with rare pull repeat in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel and visible blue steel repeating mainspring. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Diamond endstone. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Pull pendant quarter repeating on two rectangular section polished steel gongs. Fine signed gold engine turned dial, white enamel chapter of Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial plain 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, wound through the signed and numbered gilt cuvette. A small button in the band is pressed to allow the pendant to be pulled to activate the repeat.
An attractive and rare well made watch. Some effort has been devoted in the manufacture of the mechanism to stop the pendant being pulled accidentally. Unlike a normal push repeat there would have been a danger that the time would be stuck unintentionally if the safety button in the band had not been added. The advantage to the user of having a pull repeat is that the watch does not have a long pendant and would sit more easily in the pocketCirca 1820£7,000.00 Read more -
Quarter Repeating French Automaton
An early 19th Century French quarter repeating verge automaton in a silvered open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone in a polished steel setting. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Pendant quarter repeating on two gongs. Small white enamel ring dial with glazed centre, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Either side of the dial are painted chased and engraved classical figures fixed above the 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. Silvered nickle open face case with ribbed middle, engine turned and engraved back. Push pendant for the repeat, wound through the signed sprung brass cuvette.
Circa 1820£4,750.00 Read more -
Gold Quarter Repeating French Automaton
An early 19th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge automaton in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone in a polished steel setting. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Pendant quarter repeating on two gongs. Small white enamel ring dial with Arabic numerals under a gold engine turned mask to imitate a cartouches, blue steel hands. Either side of the dial are chased and engraved parcel gilt classical figures fixed above the decoratively 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. Engine turned 18 carat gold open face case with ribbed middle, push pendant for the repeat, wound through the signed sprung gilt cuvette.
Circa 1820£8,000.00 Read more -
Triple Gong Quarter Repeating Verge
An early 19th Century continental three gong quarter repeating verge with skeletonised dial in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Bridge cock finely pierced and engraved in a star pattern, garnet endstone in a blue steel setting. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant repeating, three polished steel hammers striking three steel gongs for the quarters. White enamel ring dial, glazed open centre with pierced and engraved mask revealing the polished steel repeating work and pierced motion work. Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with rope middle, gold push pendant. Wound through the sprung gilt cuvette.
Circa 1820£7,200.00 Read more -
Pearl Set Three Colour Gold Verge
An early 19th Century Swiss verge with attractive three colour gold dial and pearl set case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Matted gold dial with subsidiary Roman numerals around which is fine applied three colour gold foliate decoration, blue steel hands. Gold open face drum shaped case with engine turned middle. Pearl set bezels, engine turned back with a matted shield shaped cartouche decorated with applied three colour gold. Small button in the pendant to open the sprung front bezel.
Circa 1820£2,400.00 Read more -
Silver Cylinder Clockwatch
A large early 19th Century French cylinder clockwatch in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt movement with two large resting barrels, one for the going train, the other for strike. 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. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Hour and half hour striking in passing and repeating the last hour on demand by a button in the pendant on a single blue steel gong. Signed engine turned silver dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain silver open face case with engine turned middle, wound through the sprung gilt metal cuvette. Strike silent lever under the front bezel.
Circa 1820£2,800.00 Read more -
Silver English Cylinder
An early 19th Century English cylinder in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case, maker's mark “ID”.
Hallmarked London 1820£775.00 Read more -
Gilt Quarter Repeating Automaton
An early 19th Century quarter repeating verge automaton in a gilt open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, polished steel coqueret. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Dark translucent blue enamel dial with small white enamel chapter of Arabic numerals, gilt steel hands. Either side of the chapter are chased and engraved parcel gilt classical figures. As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them. Plain gilt open face case with ribbed middle, gilt push pendant. Wound through the signed gilt metal cuvette.
Circa 1820£4,300.00 Read more -
Unusual Gold Automaton
An early 19th Century French quarter repeating verge automaton in gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, garnet endstone. Gilt barrel bridges for the going and repeating trains, silver regulator with blue steel indicator. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. White enamel ring dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. In the centre of the dial are unusual polychrome enamel figures of soldiers set above the visible polished steel repeating work. As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the polychrome enamelled bells between them. Plain gold open face case with ribbed middle, wound through the signed gilt metal cuvette.
Circa 1820£6,900.00 Read more -
Gold Quarter Repeating Verge
An early 19th Century quarter repeating verge with decorative dial in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Semi-circular engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret visible through a shaped aperture in the gilt cuvette. Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring above a richly engraved circular plate. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Unusual engraved gold dial partly enamelled to emphasise the central scene of a shepherd addressing a King. Black enamel Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Faded engine turned gold open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant, sprung gilt cuvette.
Circa 1820£4,650.00 Read more
