Archive of Sold Items

An 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge in an enamel set two 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.   Push pendant quarter repeating on two blocks in the case.  Winding through the  signed white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt hands.  Gold consular case, the front bezel set with a row of stones.  Applied two colour gold decoration to the back surrounding a polychrome enamel portrait of a young woman set with split pearls.  The top of the push pendant set with stones.

A fine late 18^th Century Swiss quarter repeating verge in a gold and enamel stone set 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 signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, fine pierced stone set hands.  Drum shaped gold case, the bezels set with a row of white stones, the side discretely pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly.  The back decorated in fully restored polychrome enamel depicting a young lady collecting roses in a formal garden.

An unusual late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever with jaquemart and concealed erotic automaton in a gunmetal full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Sector shaped bridge cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Push quarter repeating on two steel gongs, visible rotating train governor.  Small white enamel dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Either side of the dial are painted figures on a blue steel ground.  As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them.  Opening the back cover reveals a glazed painted erotic scene in a kitchen.  As the hours are struck the chef moves in time with the sound.  Unusual gunmetal full hunter case, the lids extended to accommodate the automaton work with gilt repeat push button, hinges, thumb piece, gilt winding button and bow.

A large mid 19^th Century German half quarter repeating verge in a silver consular case.  Deep full plate gilt fusee movement with square baluster pillars.  Plain sprung dust ring.  Unusual bridge cock with silver mask pierced and engraved in the form of a double headed eagle, garnet endstone.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Pierced and engraved silver plate with regulator dial, blue steel indicator.  Push pendant half quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case.  Small slide at the edge of the dial to make the repeat sound “a toc”.  Signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals, decorative gilt hands.  Large silver consular case, the edge of the back engraved and pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly.  Central rotating circular silver shutter to the winding aperture, silver push pendant and bow.

A rare late 18^th Century English half quarter repeating centre seconds cylinder by Mudge and Dutton in gold pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover.  Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone, silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm polished steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant dumb half quarter repeating on two polished steel blocks in the case.  Polished steel cylinder, large steel escape wheel.  Lateral steel stop lever.  White enamel dial with centre seconds, Roman and Arabic numerals, polished steel seconds hand, gold beetle and poker hands.  Plain gold pair cases, gold pendant and bow, inner with maker's mark “ITP”.  Purpose made outer case hallmarked London 1804, maker's mark “IM”.  Large gold oval key set with a glass.

A fine rare gold and enamel box by Jean-George Remond in the form of a purse containing a musical movement. Small slide to start the 19 tooth musical movement by Piguet and Meylan. Wound through the base with a male key.  The faces of the box engine turned to simulate figured silk bordered chased oak leaves and black champleve enamel.  Piano hinge to the lid with applied section similarly engine turned and decorated with champleve blue enamel to represent a clasp.  Curved top, again engine turned, the edges of reeded gold.  The edge of the lid marked “GR” and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

An early 19^th Century French quarter repeating verge in a silver gilt 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. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs.  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Faded engine turned silver open face case with ribbed middle, push pendant, winding through the sprung gilt metal cuvette.

An early 19^th Century Swiss verge clockwatch in a 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 gilt indicator.  Striking the hours and half hour on a steel gong, the last hour struck at will by a button in the pendant. Both trains wound through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle, sprung gilt metal cuvette.

A fine large early 19^th Century quarter repeating ruby cylinder by Breguet in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with the watch number stamped on the plate under the dial, suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork.  Plain cock with polished steel parachute suspension, blue steel regulator with bi-metallic temperature compensation.  Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Breguet suspended ruby cylinder, small steel escape wheel.  Push quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed engine turned gold dial numbered on the reverse, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Engine turned gold open face case with engine turned middle.  Gold repeating push in the pendant which is pulled out and twisted a quarter of a turn before use.  Wound through the signed and numbered gilt metal cuvette.  Maker's mark “JJL” in a diamond and number corresponding to that on the movement in the back cover together with casemaker's mark “T” and the number 2400.  Accompanied by an official Breguet certificate taken from the original archives.

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating ruby cylinder in a gold 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. Ruby cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  Silver engine turned dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Plain 18 carat open face case with engine turned bezels and middle.  Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette engraved with details of the movement.

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating chronograph in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Polished steel chronograph work above the plate.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  Signed white enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and continuous subsidiary seconds.  Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hands, gilt hands.  Plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette with engraved dedication from 1890, buttons in the band for the repeat and chronograph.

A rare late 19^th Century grande sonnerie clockwatch in a gold full hunter case.  Unusual damascened nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with a crescent shaped window in the plate.  Single going barrel driving both striking and going trains.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Striking hours and quarters in passing on two polished steel gongs.  Repeat release button in the band, Strike – Silent lever under the front cover.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, black Roman and red Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Engine turned 18 carat full hunter case, applied gold monogram on the front cover.  Signed gold cuvette and glazed cover to the movement, maker's mark “EHJ & Co” in a shield supported by a dragon.

A large late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating chronograph in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Polished steel chronograph work above the plate.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.  Push button quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs, visible rotating train governor.   White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph and continuous subsidiary seconds.  Arabic numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.  Plain gold full hunter case, signed gold cuvette, buttons in the band for the repeat and chronograph.

An unusual mid 20^th Century Swiss centre seconds alarm in a gilt case for times around the world.  Alarm train with hammer striking the edge of the case.  Signed centre seconds dial with applied gilt batons, gilt hands with luminous markings.  Square gilt case in a black crocodile folding case.  Broad ring marked with cities around the world which can be rotated to allow the times to be read against the 24 hour chapter.  Two winding buttons below, one for the time, the other for the alarm.

A mid 20^th Century Swiss lever alarm watch with calendar in a gilt travelling case.  Nickelled three quarter plate keyless centre seconds movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with shockproof jewelling, steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Alarm train with hammer striking the edge of the case.  Signed gilt centre seconds dial with Arabic numerals, rectangular aperture to display the date.  Rotating centre with small black arrow to indicate the alarm time, black hands with luminous markings.  Circular gilt case with hinged easel stand.  Fixed loop with buttons either side, one for the time, the other for the alarm.  Signed circular black leather slip case.

An early 19^th Century English rack lever with 15 second subsidiary in silver pair cases.   Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, chased and engraved cock inscribed “Patent” on the foot, blue steel Bosley regulator, Plain polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Rack lever escapement with thirty tooth escape wheel, adjustable slides to the lever.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds hand on the escape wheel arbor rotating once every 15 seconds.  Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow. , maker's mark “ITF” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

An early 19^th Century Swiss debaufre in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind movement with going barrel, polished steel ratchet and click.  Plain cock with garnet endstone, marked on the table “Patent Jewelled Vertical”.  Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, polished steel Bosley regulator.  Debaufre escapement employing two polished steel escape wheels acting alternately on a single steel roller.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, number corresponding to that on the movement.

An early 19^th Century duplex by McCabe in a silver full hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain.  Harrison's maintaining power.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Duplex escapement, ruby locking roller, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones.  Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, fine blue steel seconds hand with gold arbor, gold hands.  Engine turned silver full hunter case with reeded band, gold hinges.  Wound through the silver cuvette, number corresponding to that on the movement, maker's mark “JD” and “IMC”.

A 19^th Century English ruby cylinder in a silver open face case.  Full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust cover.  Fusee and chain,  Harrison's maintaining power.  Pierced and engraved masked cock with diamond endstone.  Pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Ruby cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, lateral steel stop lever, maker's mark “HV”.

A mid 19^th Century Swiss centre seconds duplex in a silver open face case made for the Chinese market.  Keywind gilt bar movement with matted plate, bridges and suspended going barrel, polished steel regulator, blue steel stop work and screws. Polished steel three arm balance with three blue steel affixes, spiral hairspring.  Steel single teeth duplex escape wheel.  White enamel dial with slender Roman numerals, centre seconds, blue steel hands.  Engine turned silver open face case, vacant shield shaped cartouche on the back.  Wound and set through the sprung glazed cuvette, silver oval pendant and bow.

A rare and unusual early 19^th Century English chronometer by Arnold in a silver open face case and mahogany deck box.  Unusual full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with the balance set into the plate.  Harrison's maintaining power.   Blue steel ratchet click and spring for the barrel setup.  Flat plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance employing quarter timing nuts, freesprung blue steel helical hairspring, adjustable brass stud.  Arnold spring detent escapement carried on a sub plate, short detent, jewelled impulse.  Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands, the minute hand secured to the round cannon by a screw. Substantial plain silver open face case, maker's mark “TH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.  Small slot cut in the rim to allow the balance to be removed while still in the case.  Fitted in a three tier mahogany deck box with brass furniture.