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Marquetry Watch Box by Tahan

A fine mid 19^th Century watch box by Tahan. The faces of the box inlaid with walnut, mahogany and bone in an attractive hexagonal pattern. Hinged top with brass edges opening to reveal a square hinged tray lined with green velvet. Maximum height for the watch – 56 mm including crown.

Circa 1860

£350.00 Read more
Gold Minute Repeater by Nicole Nielsen

A mid 19^th Century English minute repeating lever with offset seconds and Nicole winding in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at eleven o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Slim plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Gold slide recessed in the band. Clip on plain gold back engraved with a lion's head above a crown. Maker's mark “AN” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement. In a velvet lined red morocco case.

Hallmarked London 1861

£5,500.00 Read more
Triple Cased Turkish Market Verge

A mid 19^th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in silver and tortoiseshell triple cases. Fire gilt verge movement, small Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above. Fusee and chain, pierced and engraved cock. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc with Turkish markings. Signed white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Matching silver pair cases, the bezel of the outer decoratively engraved. Silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “WCS” in a rectangle. Third protective case covered in tortoiseshell and decorated with silver pique pins, engraved silver bezels.

An unusually late example of a Turkish market verge in excellent overall condition

Hallmarked London 1862

£2,500.00 Read more
Silver Chronometer by Frodsham

A mid 19^th Century English chronometer with duo in uno hairspring by Frodsham in a silver open face case. Gilt half plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance with rare freesprung duo in uno blue steel hairspring. Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement, escape and seconds pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands. Engine turned silver open face case with ribbed middle, maker's mark “TH” in an oval.

Duo in uno hairsprings are very rare and difficult to make. The lower section starts with a normal spiral, forming the inner terminal curve, the upper section being helical

Hallmarked London 1862

£4,400.00 Read more
Gold Half Hunting Cased Quarter Repeating Duplex

A 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex with offset seconds by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Small brass duplex escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at eleven o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Slim plain 18 carat half hunter case, recessed gold slide in the band. Clip on gold back with dark blue champleve enamel of a monogram below a heraldic motif.

Hallmarked London 1862

£4,850.00 Read more
Triple Cased Turkish Market Verge

A mid 19^th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in silver and tortoiseshell triple cases. Fire gilt verge movement, small Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above. Fusee and chain, pierced and engraved cock. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc with Turkish markings. Signed white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Matching silver pair cases, the bezel of the outer decoratively engraved. Silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “WCS” in a rectangle. Third protective case covered in tortoiseshell and decorated with silver pique pins, engraved silver bezels.

Hallmarked London 1862

£3,500.00 Read more
Gold Quarter Repeating Independent Seconds Hunter

A rare mid 19^th Century Swiss Independent seconds quarter repeating lever in a gold full hunter case. Keywind gilt bar movement with two suspended going barrels, the larger for the going train. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. The three trains fully jewelled, escape, lever and seconds fly pivots with endstones. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with independent jump centre seconds, Roman numerals, fine blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case with coin edge middle, recessed gold slide for the quarter repeat and a small slide for the independent centre seconds. Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette, maker's mark “HB” in an oval.

A watch with a rare combination of features in excellent overall condition

Hallmarked London 1863

£4,700.00 Read more
Rare Irish Gold and Enamel Lever

A rare mid 19^th Century Irish fusee lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case decorated with shamrocks. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Decorative engine turned and engraved gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case with ribbed middle. Both covers engraved and decorated with two rows of shamrocks in translucent green enamel. On the front cover the shield shaped cartouche engraved with a heraldic device. The back cover centered by a harp in blue and red and enamel. Maker’s mark "JD" and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked Dublin 1863

£6,500.00 Read more
Silver Pair Cased Verge Pocket Watch

A mid 19^th Century English verge 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. white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow. The inside of the inner case engraved for the owner “Benjamin Dove – Martham – 1871”, maker’s mark “PW”.

A late example of an English verge in excellent overall condition

Hallmarked London 1865

£460.00 Add to cart
Gold Half Hunter with Historic Link

A mid 19^th Century Swiss lever in a gold half hunter case bearing the coat of arms of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, slender Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Unusual engine turned 18 carat half hunter case. An applied unglazed chased and engraved gold chapter ring on the front cover bears the name “E Maximiliano” in place of the numerals. The back cover with an applied shield shaped gold cartouche chased and engraved with intertwined characters “MIM”. Above the characters a crown. Gold cuvette with applied pierced and engraved coat of arms of Maximilian as Emperor.

Circa 1865

£3,500.00 Read more
Gold English Fusee Chronometer

A 19^th Century English fusee chronometer in a decorative gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Heavy compensation balance with freesprung blue steel helical hairspring. Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape pivots with endstones. white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case profusely chased and engraved overall with floral decoration, vacant shield shaped cartouche on the from cover. Wound and set through the gold cuvette which also bears decorative floral engraving, maker's mark “AS” in a rectangle.

A fine example which surprisingly is not signed

Hallmarked London 1866

£4,200.00 Read more
Gold English Regulator Dial Minute Repeater

A rare 19^th Century English minute repeating chronograph with regulator dial by Nicole Nielsen in a gold full hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work. Centre seconds flyback chronograph and minute repeating work under the dial. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel regulator dial, subsidiary for the hours at three o'clock in Roman numerals. The minutes and centre seconds flyback chronograph are shown around the edge in Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat full hunter case, clip on gold back, recessed gold slide and chronograph button in the band. Maker's mark “AN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement. Red morocco presentation case lined in red velvet signed for “Henry Capt”.

A rare example of an English watch with complications in excellent overall condition

Hallmarked London 1866

£8,200.00 Read more