Name: Silver Champleve Dial Irish Verge
SKU: A10703
Price: 2650.00 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

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

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Gold Swiss Cylinder

A 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in an engine turned open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Engine turned silver dial with an engraved scene to the centre, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case, small circular cartouche on the back engraved with a monogram and crown above. Engine turned middle, wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette.

Circa 1840

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Swiss Gold Half Hunter

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever in a gold half hunter case. Keyless gilt bar movement, going barrel, frosted steel wolfs teeth winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator. Compensation balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones in polished steel settings. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt seconds hand, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, signed and numbered gold cuvette.

In excellent overall condition

Circa 1880

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A10703

Silver Champleve Dial Irish Verge

£2,650.00

Description

A10703

Silver Champleve Dial Irish Verge

£2,650.00

Description

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