Name: Decorative Gold Hunter
SKU: A10515
Price: 3300.00 GBP
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A mid 18^th Century English verge by Hindley in gilt metal pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain gilt metal pair cases, long pendant and bow. Inner case with number corresponding to that on the movement.

A good simple example of this eminent York makers work in excellent overall condition

Circa 1765

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Early Octagonal Smoky Quartz Crystal Watch

An unusual small mid 17^th Century quartz crystal octagonal watch case. Purpose made early 18th Century full plate oval fire gilt movement with turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with ratchet and click barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Original engraved octagonal gilt dial plate, purpose made silver and silver gilt champleve dial engraved “London”, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt beetle and poker hands. Small octagonal smoky quartz crystal case, the body with an oval hollow to accommodate the movement. Faceted back and cover for the dial, decorative engraved octagonal frames, plain gilt loop pendant.

An attractive unusual case in fine condition. An interesting example where a more modern movement has been made for a cherished case rather than updating the existing one with a hairspring

Circa 1650

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Gold Keyless Fusee with up/down Dial

A late 19^th Century English keyless fusee freesprung lever with power reserve in a gold half hunter case. Gilt half plate keyless movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Plain cock with diamond endstone. Compensation balance, freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiaries for power reserve and seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, two flysprings to the front cover. Monogram engraved on the back of a dragons head in an oval surmounted by a five pointed crown. Plain gold cuvette. Maker's mark “AS” in an rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A high quality English timepiece in excellent overall condition. The crown denotes the owner was an Earl

Hallmarked London 1888

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A10515

Decorative Gold Hunter

£3,300.00

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A10515

Decorative Gold Hunter

£3,300.00

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