Archive of Sold Items

A pair of small early 19^th Century Swiss verges in gold and enamel pearl set cases in a presentation box.  Both have small full plate gilt fusee movements.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cocks with steel coquerets, plain three arm gilt balances with blue steel spiral hairsprings.  Silver regulator dials with blue steel indicators.  The hunter cased watch with a  white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blue steel Breguet hands.  The open face one wit a gold engine turned dial, Arabic numerals and blue steel Breguet hands.   Small gold cases with ribbed middles, the bezels set with single rows of split pearls.  The covers are all decorated with polychrome enamel scenes painted on translucent dark blue enamel over engine turned grounds and set with split pearls.  The covers fully restored apart from the front cover of the full hunter.  The pair fitted in a green velvet line case covered in faux tortoiseshell.

An early 19^th Century French verge in a turquoise and ruby set 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.  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.   Gold open face case with chased and engraved middle.  The matted back and bezel set with turquoise, rubies and applied gold decoration.  Wound through the unusual engine turned inner dome.

An early 19^th Century Swiss verge in a decorative gold open face case set with turquoise and rubies.  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.  Wound through the engine turned gold dial, Roman numerals, gold hands.  Gold open face case profusely ornamented with turquoise and rubies and applied three colour gold decoration.  Sprung front bezel opened by depressing a button in the gold pendant.

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder with silver engine turned dial in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement, suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, garnet endstone.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  Fine engine turned silver dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle, maker's mark “H.B” in a diamond.  Push pendant for the quarter repeat, locking slide in the band.  Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette.