Archive of Sold Items

An unusual early 20^th Century silvered pocket watch stand.  The metal pocket to hold the watch sits behind a thick magnifying glass held in a star shaped stand.  In front a small candle holder to illuminate the dial of the watch.

A late 19^th Century watch holder in the form of a longcase clock.  Hollow mahogany body with painted decoration to the front.  Arched top with turned finial.  Hinged back door opening to allow the watch to be hung on a nail and be visible through the 39 mm diameter aperture.

A mid 19^th Century English rosewood and ivory watch stand.  Rectangular base standing on four turned rosewood feet.  Four turned rosewood columns supporting the canopy with a hemispherical dome.  Five turned ivory finials.

A large early 19^th Century English verge with seconds and calendar in silver pair cases.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover.  Polished steel Bosley regulator.  Engraved mask cock with split pearl endstone, plain flat three arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  White enamel dial with subsidiaries for calendar and  seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow.  Lateral steel stop lever, maker's mark “GM”.

A 19^th Century freesprung English lever in a large gold half hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Engraved cock, compensation balance with freesprung blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Clip on back engraved with a coat of arms and monogram.  On the inside the dedication “Enrique Hope Bolland – from his Father and Mother – 2nd May 1929”  Maker's mark “RO” in an oval and  number corresponding to that on the movement.

A very large late 19^th Century Swiss lever chronograph in a nickle open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement marked “The Ascot – Patent 20th June 1887”. Going barrel, grained steel chronograph work above the plate. Plain cock with gilt regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  Large signed white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph, 30 minute recording subsidiary.  Small chapter of Roman numerals in the centre.  Outside this four concentric circles of red Arabic numerals marked from 12 to 60 and at the edge the black markings for the centre seconds chronograph, blue steel hands. Substantial large open face nickle case.

An early 20^th Century American lever in a gold filled open face case.  Nickelled split three quarter plate 19 jewel keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Screwed in jewelling in gold settings.  Signed silvered dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. The movement and pendant hinging from the plain open face case made by the Dennison Watch Case Company guaranteed to wear 20 years.

A 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold half hunter case. Nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement, screwed in jewelling.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Plain 9 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, maker's mark “B.B” in an oval.  

A 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold half hunter case.  Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter  hands.  Plain 9 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, maker's mark “GS”.

A 20^th Century Swiss lever by Rolex in a gold half hunter case.  Keyless spotted nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, blue steel half hunter hands.  Plain 9 carat Dennison half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, engraved monogram on the back cover.  Maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle.

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a decorative three colour gold 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 blue steel indicator.  Pentagonal baluster pillars.   Winding through the white enamel dial,  Roman and Arabic numerals, fine decorative pierced gold hands.  Gold consular case, engraved gold bezels the back decorated with a scene in applied three colour gold.

An early 19^th Century Swiss verge in a ruby set three colour gold open face 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 blue steel indicator.   Winding through the engine turned gold dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Matted gold case with applied three colour gold decoration and set with small rubies.  Front bezel opened by depressing a button in the pendant.

A ladies mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and champleve enamel open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Gold dial with decoratively engraved centre, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Small 18 carat open face case covered with fully restored champleve enamel.  The black enamel ground decorated with well painted foliage and forget-me-not flowers.  Wound and set through the gold cuvette.

A late 19^th Century American lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case.  Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Full hunter 18 carat case, both covers richly engraved and decorated with black champleve enamel.  Rectangular scenes in the centre of the covers bordered by engraved frames.  Engraved scalloped middle, gold cuvette with engraved dedication “Mary & Salley – Nov 29 1882”.  Maker’s mark “B.W.C.Co” in a rectangle.

A late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in diamond set three colour gold 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.  Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case.  Winding through the engine turned gold dial, decorative applied two colour gold border.  Roman numerals, fine diamond set silver hands.   Decorative gold consular case, the back engine turned with applied three colour gold decoration.  Three colour gold front bezel set with a row of rose diamonds.  Round gold push pendant surmounted by a single large diamond.  Steel slide under the front bezel to allow the repeater to be sounded “a toc” on steel blocks instead of the bell.

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating virgule in a silver gilt open face case.  Unusual gilt keywind movement with both the going and repeating trains under one engraved bridge.  Engraved suspended going barrel with steel stop work.   Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rare virgule escapement, brass escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel rectangular section gongs. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Engine turned silver gilt open face case, wound and set through the gilt cuvette, erroneous 18K marks.

A rare mid 19^th Century gold folding watch key with concealed locket.  Gold frame with jump ring.  The oval body of the key set with a bloodstone on one side and a cornelian on the other.  The bloodstone side opens to reveal a glazed frame for a miniature or lock of hair.

A mid 19^th Century continental gilt metal chatelaine.  The oval body set with turquoise and garnets supporting two chains.  From one hangs  a small oval glass scent bottle with screw cap and the other a gilt mounted amethyst seal engraved “Gang Warily”.

A fine late 17^th Century English verge with Sun and Moon silver champleve dial in tortoiseshell and pique pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with 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.  Fine blue steel disc inlaid with silver moon and stars and engraved gold sun.  The hours are indicated by the disc which rotates once every 24 hours.  This is viewed through a semi-circular aperture and has engraved on one half the gold sun and on the other the silver moon.  At the edge of the semi-circle the hours are marked from six through twelve and back to six in Roman numerals.  As the sun disappears at the right of the aperture the moon appears at the left. The lower half of the dial signed in an oval, decoratively chased and engraved . Plain silver inner case, silver pendant and ring bow, maker's mark “LB”.  Fine outer case covered in red tortoiseshell decorated with silver pique and delicate silver wire work depicting a scene of a church beside a river.

A late 17^th Century English verge with unusual four wheel train and twenty four hour dial in silver pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with tulip pillars.  Unusual fusee and chain, the lower half  cut for the chain allowing only four turns, worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  The centre wheel rotates once every two hours.  Extra wheel added to the train so that the plain steel balance beats at a normal rate.   Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot and plate for  silver regulator disc.  Unusual white enamel dial marked twice from 1 to 12 in Roman numerals and 15 to 60 in Arabic numerals indicating 24 hours, gold hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, the inner with apertures for winding and regulation, maker's mark “IW” in a rectangle.

A late 17^th Century French verge oignon with gilt and enamel cartouche dial in a gilt consular case.   Deep full plate fire gilt fusee movement, slender Egyptian pillars.  Gilt pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, three arm steel balance with spiral blue steel hairspring.  Small silver regulator index operating a visible blue steel rack.  Engraved gilt dial set with white enamel cartouches of black bordered blue Roman numerals, enamelled ring marked for the hours and quarters.  Wound through the centre of the single blue steel hand.  Deep gilt metal consular case, rubbed back decoratively chased and engraved, gilt pendant and ring bow.