Archive of Sold Items
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Exceptionally Heavy Silver Pair Cased Verge
An early 19th Century English verge in very substantial silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock, blue steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Very substantial matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “SB”.
One of the heaviest watches we have seen weighing in at over eight ounces (230 grams) for the cases aloneHallmarked London 1824£1,800.00 Read more -
Silver Pair Cased Massey II with Calendar
An early 19th Century type two Massey lever with calendar by Roskell in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. blue steel Bosley regulator, Massey type two lever escapement with thirty tooth escape wheel. Attractive signed white enamel dial with inner ring for the day of the month, Roman numerals, blue steel calendar hand, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow. , maker’s mark "EJ" in a rectangle.
Hallmarked Chester 1824£890.00 Read more -
Silver English Cylinder
An early 19th Century English cylinder in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with gilt dust cover. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, silver sector index on the plate. Plain three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Plain silver open face case, maker’s mark "WB" in a rectangle.
Hallmarked London 1824£520.00 Read more -
Gold Duplex by McCabe
An early 19th Century English duplex by McCabe in a decorative gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved masked cock with large diamond endstone, plain three arm gold balance with three screws, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel regulator, silver sector index on the plate. Duplex escapement with jewelled locking stone, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Gold dial, engine turned centre and applied gold decoration at the edge repeating the minute markings. Subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt seconds hand, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, the middle with deeply chased and engraved cast foliate decoration repeated on the gold pendant and bow. Ribbed bezels, wound through the gold inner dome engraved with a coat of arms, maker’s marks “TW” and “IMC” and number corresponding to that on the movement.
Hallmarked London 1824£4,750.00 Read more -
Rare Pearl Encrusted Gold Cylinder
An early 19th Century Swiss cylinder in an exceptional and rare pearl encrusted gold open face case. Unusual gilt keywind movement with going barrel, the balance in circular cutout in the plate. Plain sector cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Unusual gold engine turned dial, Roman numerals and minute markings formed from small split pearls, gold Breguet hands. Fine gold consular case encrusted with graduated split pearls in a spiral floral pattern. The background of the design filled with many hundreds of tiny split pearls entirely covering the case. Pearl set pendant and bow. Fitted in a red morocco case lined with blue velvet.
A rare and attractive watch in excellent overall condition. A real “Tour de force” of craftsmanship even extending to setting the numerals on the dial with split pearls. A similar watch in the Carnegie Museum by the same makers has a slightly less detailed design.Circa 1825£16,000.00 Read more -
Rare Dead Beat Verge Coachwatch
A large rare early 19th Century English dead beat verge of four day duration in a silver open face case together with a matching stagecoach watch case. Large full plate gilt keywind movement, large fusee and barrel allowing the watch to run for four days. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rare form of dead beat verge escapement with little recoil. The escape wheel with long slender teeth and verge staff made from two steel cylinders with a flat cut into them joined by a turned brass staff. The tip of the escape wheel fall on the surface of the cylinder where it rests until it falls onto the flat and so gives impulse to the balance. Engine turned silver dial of unusually heavy gauge (approx. 1.5 mm thick) hallmarked Birmingham 1840. Decoratively engraved centre, applied gold Roman numerals, decorative gilt hands. Substantial large engine turned silver open face case with engine turned middle. Hallmarked Birmingham 1847, maker's mark “JH”. The watch is accompanied by a stagecoach watch case comprised of a brass bound square mahogany case with hinged flush handle and lock. This houses a drum shaped brass case with bayonet fit bezel, the dial signed “Wregg – London”. Now fitted with a later English three quarter plate fusee movement, the various parts of the case are scratched with the name “Wregg”. Although it looks small for the movement of the watch, this drum would accommodate it. The plugged winding hole and original three fixings are suitably placed. This is not however the original movement for this case.
An interesting related pair. Wregg apparently specialised in this form of stagecoach watch. The mahogany box has a lock which would stop the movement from being tampered with. The lockable back door is missing – it may have been part of the stagecoach. This would explain the reason the movement is of four day duration – long enough for the coach to reach its destination without the need for attention. A very rare form of escapement in an unusual large four day watch. The inside of the fusee is marked “1825 Wregg”. The date of 1825 scratched on the fusee is consistent with design of the cock. The dial was made 15 years later and the case a further 7 years later. The back of the silver dial gives an indication of the life of the watch during the 19th Century with marks from watchmakers in Bucharest, Quebec and Philadelphia.Circa 1825£3,750.00 Read more -
Silver Deck Chronometer by Arnold
A rare and unusual early 19th Century English chronometer by Arnold in a silver open face case and mahogany deck box. Unusual full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with the balance set into the plate. Harrison's maintaining power. Blue steel ratchet click and spring for the barrel setup. Flat plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance employing quarter timing nuts, freesprung blue steel helical hairspring, adjustable brass stud. Arnold spring detent escapement carried on a sub plate, short detent, jewelled impulse. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands, the minute hand secured to the round cannon by a screw. Substantial plain silver open face case, maker's mark “TH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Small slot cut in the rim to allow the balance to be removed while still in the case. Fitted in a three tier mahogany deck box with brass furniture.
Very unusual layout for a pocket chronometer, perhaps unique in Arnold's work. See 100 years of Precision Timekeepers by Hans Staeger, page 243, for this watch where it is described as being in “nearly new condition”.Hallmarked London 1825£12,500.00 Read more -
Rare Twin Barrel Early French Lever
A rare early 19th Century French calendar lever with two going barrels in a slim gold and silver open face case. Keywind gilt bar movement, two suspended going barrels wound independently by a male key. The barrels both drive the centre pinion, the teeth on one barrel situated above the teeth on the other allowing them to intersect without interference. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, the sector visible through the cuvette. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual form of club foot lever escapement, double roller with triangular jewel impulse pin. Signed engine turned silver dial, offset chapter of Roman numerals, aperture for the date calendar above, steel lever under the front bezel to set the date. Gold Breguet hands set with the male key. Slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with applied engine turned silver band to the middle. Plain hinged gold cuvette with apertures to wind the twin barrels and sector to reveal the index. Blue steel dog screw which can be turned to lock the cuvette in place, maker’s mark “AB” in a diamond.
Circa 1825£4,750.00 Read more -
Gold Duplex with Decorative Gold Dial
An early 19th Century English duplex with decorative four colour gold dial in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, small silver sector index on the plate. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Fine decorative gold dial with subsidiary seconds. Matted ground, three colour applied gold decoration to the centre and edge, applied polished gold Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Decorative 18 carat gold open face case, faded engine turned back. Chased and engraved middle, bezels, pendant and bow, maker’s mark “GB”.
Hallmarked London 1825£4,300.00 Read more -
Decorative Gold Massey III Lever
An early 19th Century Massey type three lever with decorative gold dial in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, blue steel Bosley regulator. Massey type three lever escapement. Fine gold dial, engine turned centre, applied gold Roman numerals on a matted ground and at the edge a three colour gold border. Gold serpentine hands. Drum shaped engine turned 18 carat open face case with chased and engraved bezels, engine turned middle. Maker's mark “IM”.
A good example of a decorative gold Massey leverHallmarked London 1826£995.00 Read more -
Unusual Pair Cased Windmill Automaton
A rare 19th Century English verge with an unusual form of windmill automaton in silver pair cases. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Pierced and engraved round cock, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Rare fully restored polychrome enamel dial depicting a church on the left, its clock tower indicating the hours in Roman numerals. The minutes are shown by a central gilt hand on a very narrow chapter at the edge of the dial in Arabic numerals. On the right a windmill, the black sails rotating on the contrate wheel arbor. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker’s mark “JM” in a rectangle.
Hallmarked London 1826£3,400.00 Read more -
Gold Lepine Calibre Duplex by McCabe
A 19th Century Lepine calibre duplex in a gold open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre bar movement. Signed and numbered suspended going barrel, polished steel Geneva stopwork partly under a gilt cover. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Duplex escapement, escape wheel pivots with endstones. Engine turned silver dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, blue steel fleur-de-lys hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with vacant circular cartouche on the back, engine turned middle. Wound through the signed and numbered gold cuvette. Number corresponding to that on the movement, maker's mark “FD”, additionally “IMC”.
Hallmarked London 1827£1,650.00 Read more
