Name: Gold and Enamel Swiss Cylinder
SKU: A9337
Price: 1650.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Gold Centre Seconds Half Hunter by Benson

A late 19^th Century English centre seconds lever in a gold half hunter 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. Screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. Signed white enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, engraved monogram on the back cover. Maker's mark “JWB Ld” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

Hallmarked London 1893

£2,750.00 Read more

Gold Pair Case by Windmills

An 18^th Century verge by Windmills in gold pair case set with a cornelian. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot. Plain gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Fine white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain gold inner case, gold pendant and stirrup bow, number corresponding to that on the movement. Gold outer case, the back set with a cabochon cornelian stone.

In excellent overall condition. Close inspection shows that the dial is that originally fitted rather than a replacement for a champleve one. It is a fine early example. Thomas Windmills, son of Joseph. Apprenticed 1686, free of the clockmakers Company 1695 and Master 1719 – 32

Hallmarked London 1730

£5,250.00 Read more

Gold and Enamel Pocket Watch with Rare Ballooning Scene

A small French verge in a gold and enamel consular case with rare ballooning scene. 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 gilt indicator. Round pillars. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Small 18 carat gold consular case with a polychrome enamel scene on the back of a balloon over an Alpine lake.

A rare subject decorating a watch case. The first manned balloon flight took place in Paris, 1783

Circa 1790

£5,750.00 Read more

A9337

Gold and Enamel Swiss Cylinder

£1,650.00

Description

A9337

Gold and Enamel Swiss Cylinder

£1,650.00

Description

Related products