Archive of Sold Items

A small late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeater in a gold half hunter case.  Keyless gilt 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 quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands.  Small plain 18 carat half hunter case with gold slide in the band, plain gold cuvette.  Front cover with a chapter ring of puce enamel over an engine turned ground, blue Roman numerals.  

An early 20^th Century Swiss minute repeating lever in a gold open face case.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator.  compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs, small visible repeat train governor.  Signed gilt dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case, plain gold cuvette and slide in the band.

A late 18^th Century English cylinder in gilt metal pair cases bearing a dedication from the maker.  Full plate fire gilt fusee movement with square baluster pillars.  High count train, the wheels with six spoke crossings.  Pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone, silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder with banking pin set in the lower plug, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gold arrow hands.  Gilt metal pair cases.  The inner bearing an engraved dated dedication on the back from the maker in Latin; “Timotheo Williamlon – Dono Dedit – Gulielmus Hughes – MDCCLXXXVI – Sis licet felix, et memernestri,Vivas”.  Number corresponding to that on the movement.  Fitted in a plain gilt outer with a monogram on the back.

A fine large early 20^th Century freesprung English lever deck watch and box.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement engraved with the broad ministry arrow.  Plain cock with diamond endstone.  Freesprung compensation balance with 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 subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Substantial plain silver open face case with extended hand set.  Gilt winding button, plain silver cuvette, maker's mark “ATO” in an oval and  number corresponding to that on the movement.   The back engraved “H.S. 2”, front bezel made without a recess for a glass.  Mahogany deck box originally constructed as three tier and converted to two.  Signed, numbered circular bone plaque marked with the broad ministry arrow on the top lid.  Secured in a brass drum by a glazed brass screw bezel.

A substantial mid 20^th Century brass night watchman’s clock by Dent.  Keywind movement with central going barrel.  Platform escapement with plain cock with regulator, plain three arm balance with spiral hairspring.   English table roller lever escapement.  Circular paper record with green Arabic numerals, carbon beneath.  Substantial drum shaped case with folding carrying handle.  Rectangular slot and glazed window in the signed and numbered lockable top cover.

A mid 18^th Century cut steel chatelaine with oval enamel portrait.  Openwork steel buckle decorated with faceted cut steel pins supporting six cut steel chains.  The centre two for the watch and the others for accessories.  Three  accessories attached – one a gilt filigree owl, a stone set gilt seal inscribed “Mary” and a very unusual small pen knife in the form of an underpainted horn covered shoe.  Sprung cut steel latches with threaded locking collars, one damaged.

A late 18^th Century chased and engraved gilt metal chatelaine.  Cast gilt clip  buckle depicting a shepherd and dogs suspending two short chains, swivel latches with hinge and threaded safety ring.  Hinged to the clip a chased and engraved repousse cartouche depicting a seated woman and cherub.

A late 19^th Century 18 carat gold watch albert with central “T” bar and attached monogrammed circular fob.  The chain comprising alternating rope twist links and rectangular links.  Spring clip on one end of the chain and sprung jump ring on the other.

An early 20th  Century silver fine curb link watch albert with central “T” bar.  Shield shaped silver fob with applied gold centre, engraved on the back “G. & D.C.L – H Ansell”.  Spring clip on one end of the chain and sprung ring for fob the on the other.  All links marked.

A long 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold curb link watch albert with sliding “T” bar.  Spring clips on both ends of the chain, all links marked.  

An early20^th Century silver curb link watch albert, central “T” bar and shield shaped fob with applied gold decoration .  Spring clips on both ends of the chain.  All links marked.

An early 20^th Century fine gold dress watch chain comprised of alternating links of yellow gold and  white gold.  Spring clip on one end of the chain.  On the other four short lengths of yellow gold, two ending in spring clips and one with a sprung jump ring.

A 20^th Century 9 carat rose gold graduated curb link watch albert with sliding “T” bar.  Spring clips on both ends of the chain, all links marked.  

A fine 17^th Century English single handed clockwatch in silver pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement, tulip pillars with arched gallery above.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock secured by a blue steel screw, pierced and engraved foot, silver regulator disc.   Plain steel balance, the arms shaped to allow them to miss the winding square, short spiral hairspring.  Hour striking on a bell in the case, pierced and engraved resting barrel, blue steel stopwork.  Chased and pierced blue steel gates and silver count wheel to control the strike.  Gilt dial plate with engraved brass border, rectangular bayonet feet, decorative blue steel latch.  Fine silver champleve dial, Roman numerals inside the large chapter with five minute divisions, unusual slender carved single blue steel hand.  Silver inner case profusely decorated with foliage both in the pierced border and solid centre of the back.  Attractively engraved split bezel, silver pendant and ring bow.  Large plain silver outer case simply pierced with silver roundels, seven joint square hinge.  Cast silver crank key.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss lever in a silver 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 .  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands.  Small plain silver half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring.  Gilt winding button maker's mark “C.N” in a rectangle.

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever in a rose 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, the lever with counterweight extensions similar to those used by Patek Philippe.  Attractive white enamel dial with radially set black Arabic numerals for the hours and red numerals for the minutes.  Subsidiary seconds with red numerals, gold hands. Substantial plain 18 carat rose gold full hunter case, plain gold cuvette, maker's mark “AF” in a rectangle.

An early 20^th Century English 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 spiral hairspring. English table roller lever escapement.   Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.  Plain 9 carat full hunter case, plain gold cuvette, maker's mark “JWB Ld” in a rectangle, number corresponding to that on the movement.

A late 19^th Century quarter repeating Swiss lever in a gold open face case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolfs teeth winding wheels.  Both trains fully jewelled, including the hammer pivots.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones.   Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain gold open face case, gold slide in the band, plain gold cuvette.

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating automaton with unusual military figures in a gold open face case.  Full plate fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, polished steel endstone in a polished steel setting, silver regulator dial with gilt indicator hand.  Pendant quarter repeating on two gongs.  Winding through the fully restored enamel dial, small white chapter with Arabic numerals set on a gilt bezel, blue steel hands.  Fully restored dark blue enamel over an engine turned  ground.  Either side of the dial are finely chased and engraved parcel gilt military figures apparently representing Napoleon and Wellington.  As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the small bells between them with their swords.  Engine turned 18 carat gold open face case with reeded middle.  Gold push pendant, gilt metal cuvette

A late 19^th Century American lever in a decorative gold full hunter case with box hinges.  Gilt split three quarter plate fifteen jewel keyless movement with going barrel.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.    Club foot lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Decorative 14 carat full hunter case, engine turned covers with engraved centres and borders, the front with a vacant shield shaped cartouche.  Engraved middle, box hinges and shaped support for the pendant, plain gold cuvette.

A fine late 19^th Century English minute repeating lever in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement with raised going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone.  Compensation balance with timing nuts at the quarters, blue steel double overcoil hairspring.  English double roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial made by Willis, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette with engraved dedication.  Recessed slide in the band for the minute repeat, maker's mark “FT” in an oval.