Archive of Sold Items

An early 20^th Century English centre seconds chronograph in a silver open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel, screwed in jewelling.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.   Substantial plain silver open face case,  small gold slide in the band to stop the watch acting on the balance.  Plain silver cuvette, gilt winding button, maker's mark “LJTN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

An early 20^th Century English centre seconds chronograph in a substantial full hunter gold case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement,  screwed in jewelling,  White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands.  Substantial plain 18 carat gold full hunter case, plain gold cuvette.  Small gold slide in the band to stop the watch acting on the balance, maker's mark “BD” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

An early 20^th Century German lever in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gold hands.  Plain 14 carat gold full hunter case, signed and numbered gilt metal cuvette.

An early 18^th Century English verge with unusual pillars in silver repousse pair cases set with a polychrome enamel plaque.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with unusual broad elaborately pierced 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 steel balance, silver regulator disc.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands.  Plain silver inner case, maker’s mark “IDF” below a crown.  Silver repousse outer case set with a polychrome enamel plaque depicting a couple embracing.

A mid 18^th Century English verge in underpainted horn pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved 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, gilt beetle and poker hands.  Plain silver gilt inner case, maker's mark “I.R”.  Gilt outer case covered in underpainted horn decorated with ferns.

An 18^th Century Swiss verge in two colour gold and enamel pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with pentagonal baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.   Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative stone set pierced silver hands.  Gold pair cases, plain gold inner case with number corresponding to that on the movement.  Engine turned and engraved outer case with applied gold decoration, the front bezel set with a row of clear stones.  On the back a stone set pierced mask bordering an oval polychrome enamel portrait of a lady wearing a colourful hat.

An 18^th Century watch in the style of a 17th Century rock crystal crucifix form watch.  Crucifix shaped full plate gilt movement, decoratively engraved plate, three square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved oval cock, pierced and engraved foot.   Fusee and gut with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Small plain two arm steel balance without hairspring.   Silver gilt dial decorated with champleve light green enamel, small oval framed depiction of Adam and Eve.  Small silver chapter of Roman numerals, single blue steel hand.  Very unusual crucifix shaped case in the style of an early 17th Century rock crystal watch.   Thick bevel  glasses in silver bezels decorated  with blue and green champleve enamel.  The movement fixed to a silver gilt frame from which the glazed sides are hinged in eight separate sections.  Fixed cast silver finial and pendant with ring bow.

A late 18^th Century English verge with polychrome enamel dial in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Fine  white enamel dial, central polychrome enamel scene of a hare being hunted.  Narrow chapter of  Roman and Arabic numerals, gold heart shaped hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “IR” and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

A late 18^th Century French verge in an unusual gold and enamel consular case.  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.  Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands.  Unusual gold consular case, plain light blue enamel on the bezels and a wide border on the back centred with a small circular scene depicting a cherub above a lamb and a dog.  Circular red morocco covered case with two brass latches.

A late 18^th Century English verge with centre seconds polychrome dial in gilt metal pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement.  Pierced and engraved cock, engraved plate with square to regulate the watch, the index on the plate. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual white enamel dial with offset chapter of Arabic numerals at twelve and centre seconds, small local repair at the edge.  Below the centre a polychrome rectangular panel depicting a fisherman on a river bank.  Blue steel centre seconds hand shaped to clear the cannon pinion, gold hands. Matching plain gilt metal pair cases, maker's mark “TL”.

A fine late 18^th Century triple cased gold and enamel watch made for the Turkish market.  Small full plate fire gilt movement, the gilt dust ring engraved “Converted by T Martin & Co – 151 Regent St.”.   Pierced and engraved cock with garnet  endstone,  silver regulator disc with Turkish markings.  Fusee and chain with Harrison's maintaining power,  compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Signed white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, gold hands. Very fine gold and enamel pair cases and protective outer.  Gold and enamel inner case, the back with floral decoration over an engine turned ground  within a scalloped frame of red and white enamel.  The edge of the inner case decorated with red and blue champleve enamel,  gold pendant with rings of red and white enamel, gold  bow.  The gold  outer case with similar floral enamel decoration, the two halves with scalloped edges, the meeting faces engraved in blue and translucent red enamel, as are the bezels. The protective third case made in a similar fashion, the bezels in puce and translucent red enamel, glazed back revealing the floral decoration of the outer case.  

A late 18^th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in three gilt and shagreen cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement, small Egyptian pillars with pierced gallery.  Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc with Turkish markings.  White enamel dial signed in Turkish script, Turkish numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain gilt inner case, , maker's mark “IR ” and number corresponding to that on the movement.  Gilt metal outer silver case richly engraved with a floral display on the back.  Third case covered in light coloured shagreen decorated with gilt pique pins.  

An unusual late 18^th Century Swiss cylinder with visible balance in a gem set gold watch with matching chatelaine.  Small rectangular full plate gilt movement with canted corners.  Keywound and set from the back with resting barrel.  Decorative four arm diamond set balance visible through an aperture in the dial. Blue steel spiral hairspring hidden below the polished steel plate which acts a background to the balance.   White enamel dial with Arabic numerals in a chapter set under the balance, blue steel Breguet hands.  Rectangular gold case with canted corners, plain gold back with apertures for wind, set and regulation.  A foliate pierced silver frame surrounds the watch set with rubies, emeralds and diamonds.   Small diamond set finial and loop to suspend the watch.  Matching silver and gold chatelaine set with numerous large colourful gem stones.  Filigree heart shaped buckle surmounted by a crown, two additional chains supporting a seal and key.

A late 19^th Century verge with polychrome enamel dial in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain, round pillars.  Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  White enamel dial, the centre with a polychrome enamel scene of a waterside house and ship.  Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands.  Plain silver inner case, maker's mark “IT”.  Later plain silver outer case.

An early 19^th Century verge with polychrome enamel dial of historical United States interest  in silver repousse pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved plate for the silver regulator disc.  Fusee and chain.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial, the centre with a polychrome enamel scene of depicting a sailor waiving to a three masted man of war flying the “First Navy Jack” of the United States.  Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, later pierced hands. Plain silver inner case, maker's mark “WL” and number corresponding to that on the movement.  Chased and engraved silver repousse outer case with a classical scene of three figures within a rococo frame.

An early 19^th Century verge in an unusual silver and enamel octagonal case in the style of a 17th Century rock crystal watch with matching chatelaine.  Circular full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator.  Silver gilt oval dial decorated with champleve black, red and green translucent enamel.  Circular white enamel chapter of Roman numerals, decorative pierced gold hands.  The case made in the style of an early 17th Century octagonal rock crystal watch.  Faceted glass body and cover in hinged silver gilt frames decorated with champleve black, red and green translucent enamel.  The octagonal  buckle similarly decorated, the frame securing a deep bevel glass over a painting of an early 17th Century lady wearing a ruff. Three pierced silver gilt chains, also decorated with champleve black, red and green translucent enamel, matching key on a light silver chain.

A pair of small early 19^th Century Swiss verges in gold and enamel pearl set cases in a presentation box.  Both have small full plate gilt fusee movements.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cocks with steel coquerets, plain three arm gilt balances with blue steel spiral hairsprings.  Silver regulator dials with blue steel indicators.  The hunter cased watch with a  white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blue steel Breguet hands.  The open face one wit a gold engine turned dial, Arabic numerals and blue steel Breguet hands.   Small gold cases with ribbed middles, the bezels set with single rows of split pearls.  The covers are all decorated with polychrome enamel scenes painted on translucent dark blue enamel over engine turned grounds and set with split pearls.  The covers fully restored apart from the front cover of the full hunter.  The pair fitted in a green velvet line case covered in faux tortoiseshell.

A late 19^th Century American lever in a decoratively engraved gold full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Decorative engine turned and engraved 14 carat full hunter case.  the back centred with floral decoration, the front with a monogrammed shield shaped cartouche.

A late 19^th Century French cylinder in a diamond set gold half hunter case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, steel wolf’s teeth winding work.  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 Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Small gold half hunter case, the back set with a floral pattern of diamonds.  Front cover with circular aperture and blue enamel chapter ring, signed cuvette. Heavy gold fob

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a diamond set gold and enamel open face case and pendant.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator.  Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring, club foot lever escapement.  Signed gilt dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.   Slim gold open face gold case, clip on back with a border of white enamel to the translucent light blue enamel over an engine turned ground.  Central cluster of diamonds  in a white metal setting.  Matching bow shaped gold and enamel diamond set pendant brooch.

A 20th  Century Swiss cylinder in a silver case in the form of a skull with matching silver chain.  Small circular 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.  Wound through the engraved silver dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Cast silver case in the form of a skull,  the top of the skull hinges at the back to reveal the dial. In the base of the jaw a representation of a serpent.  Matching silver chain with cast links in the form of cast bones,  large cast skeletal  hand.