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Horn Singing Bird Box

A late 19^th Century French automated singing bird in a polished horn box. Brass going barrel movement keywound through the base. Small bellows and piston mechanism provides air to a variable whistle to mimic birdsong operated by a system of cams and levers. The bird covered with multi-coloured feathered plumage, iridescent highlights to bib and wings. Moving the gilt lateral slide on the front of the box causes the oval lid to open and the bird to hinge into an upright position, rising through chased and pierced gilt grille. While playing the automated bird moves its bone beak, flaps its wings and moves from side-to-side, synchronised to the continuous birdsong. Polished horn box, a compartment at the back with a hinged horn lid. Oval gilt hinged cover to the bird engraved with a bird in a foliate engraved border.

Circa 1890

£3,500.00 Add to cart
Gold Minute Repeater with Russian Coat of Arms

A late 19^th Century Swiss minute repeater in a fine engine turned full hunter case bearing the coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, gold slide in the band to actuate the repeater. The front cover depicts the coat of arms of the Russian Empire in black enamel, the ribbon joining the three crowns in blue enamel. Gold cuvette signed in Cyrillic “Pavel Buhre his Majesty’s Court Supplier”. Inside the front cover a dedication which translated as “Most Merciful it was granted to the artist of the French Troupe of the St. Petersburg Emperor’s Theatre – L Gistrily 1890”

Circa 1890

£23,000.00 Add to cart
Heavy Minute Repeating Calendar Full Hunter

A late 19^th Century minute repeating moonphase calendar lever in a heavy gold full hunter case. Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Grained steel flyback chronograph work above the bridges. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs, repeating train and hammers fully jewelled. White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for day, date and second, the month displayed in a small rectangular aperture below twelve o’clock. Gold and blue enamel moonphase disc visible through the aperture in the seconds subsidiary. Roman numerals, gold hands, decorative pierced gold hands for the day and date. Very substantial large plain 18 carat full hunter case with five joint hinges, maker’s mark “JL” in an oval. Gold button in the band at twelve for the flyback centre seconds chronograph which is disabled when the cover is closed. Gold slide at six o’clock for the minute repeating. Plain gold cuvette, glazed cover to the movement. Four steel levers in the front bezel to allow the calendar functions to be set.

Circa 1890

£13,500.00 Add to cart
Large Silver Swiss Centre Seconds Chronograph

A large late 19^th Century Swiss centre seconds chronograph in an English silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Large English plain silver open face case with slide in the band to stop the watch. Plain back with vacant oval cartouche, wound and set through the silver cuvette, maker's mark “LJ” in a rectangle.

Hallmarked Birmingham 1894

£475.00 Add to cart
Unusual Silver 24 Hour Dial Lever

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever with unusual 24 hour dial in a gilt open face case. Keyless gilt split three quarter plate movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Unusual dial, signed gilt mask with twelve circular apertures and seconds subsidiary, blue steel hands. The apertures in the mask either show black Roman numerals from one to twelve or red Arabic numerals thirteen to twenty four on a white enamel ring. The indication is changed by depressing a button in the pendant. Engine turned gilt open face case, vacant oval cartouche on the back.

Circa 1895

£625.00 Add to cart
Silver Swiss Centre Seconds Chronograph

An unusual late 19^th Century Swiss lever centre seconds chronograph in a silver open face case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, Arabic numerals for the chronograph, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case, silver cuvette, gilt crown. A button at 3 o’clock stops the second hand allowing the watch to continue running. The button at two o’clock returns the second hand to twelve. Recent red morocco covered case lined with red velvet.

Circa 1895

£825.00 Add to cart
Gunmetal Swiss Quarter Repeater

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever in a gunmetal open case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Push button quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Plain gunmetal open face case with gilt repeating button, hand set, hinge, thumb piece, winding button and bow.

Circa 1895

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Gold English Spring Detent Chronometer Pocket Watch

A late 19^th Century English spring detent chronometer in a gold open face case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement. White enamel dial marked “Chronometer”, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case, gold cuvette with presentation inscription, maker's mark “JW” in an oval.

Hallmarked Chester 1896

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Gold Half Hunter by Barraud

A late 19^th Century English lever by Barraud and Lunds in a gold half hunter case. Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Gold cuvette, maker’s mark “JW” in an oval and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1897

£3,900.00 Add to cart
Unusual Night Light Watch Holder

An unusual late 19^th Century German watch holder and night light in the form of a gas lamp post. Cast square base and body. The square lamp at the top of the post with clear glass candle holder. The cast hipped roof pierced to allow a small candle to burn inside. Small wire hook just below the lamp to hang the watch. (Watch not included)

A most interesting and unusual piece. It is doubtful that the candle would have lasted the whole night. As a modern replacement a small LED could probably be used in its place

Circa 1900

£450.00 Add to cart
Swiss Ally Sloper Prize Watch

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder open face character prize watch. Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain nickle open face case, the back engraved with the cartoon character Ally Sloper above ” A. Sloper. F.O.M.” (Friend of Man). The cuvette engraved “ally Sloper's Half Holiday.

These watches were given as prizes by the British comics magazine, Ally Sloper's Half Holiday. Published weekly from 1884 to 1916 by “The Sloperies”, 99 Shoe Lane, London.

Circa 1900

£450.00 Add to cart
Gold Watch Chain

A late 19^th Century 9 carat rose gold open curb link watch chain. “T” bar on one end of the chain and spring clip on the other. All links marked.

Circa 1900

£900.00 Add to cart