Archive of Sold Items

A 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and 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.  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Slim 18 carat open face case with chased bezels.  Engraved back decorated with fine polychrome scene framed by light and dark blue champleve enamel.   Wound and set through the signed and numbered gold cuvette.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and 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.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Ladies 18 carat open face case, the back decorated with a small oval polychrome floral scene surrounded by enamel forget-me-nots.  Wound and set through the gold cuvette.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond set gold and enamel 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.  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Engraved 18 carat open face case, the back with dark green enamel centred with a foliate design in green translucent enamel set with diamonds.  Coin edge middle, wound and set through the gold cuvette.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss gold and enamel watch and pendant.  Keyless 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. Unusual dial of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground.   Arabic numerals in circular cartouches surrounded by gilt decoration, blue steel hands.  Small 14 carat open face case with blue enamel back.  Matching enamel bow shaped brooch set with a diamond.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in silver engraved open face case with applied enamel plaque.  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.  White enamel dial, the centre light pink with gilt decoration, Roman numerals, gilt minute markings and hands.  Silver open face case with chased bezels. The back with a later applied polychrome enamel classical scene.  Wound and set through the signed silver cuvette.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in silver engraved open face case with applied enamel plaque.  Keyless 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.  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands.  Silver open face case with chased and engraved bezels. The back with a later applied polychrome enamel scene of two race horses jumping a fence, plain silver cuvette.

An early 19^th Century Swiss lever in silver and niello full hunter case.  Nickelled split 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 champagne coloured engine turned dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Arabic numerals, gilt hands.  Silver full hunter case decorated on both cover with niello and line engraving in a diamond checkerboard pattern.  The band also decorated with niello, plain silver cuvette. 800 standard mark and maker's mark “Niel HP” in a shield.

A late 19^th Century Swiss double dial lever made for the Turkish market in glazed silver case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, two independently set chapters, the left of Turkish numerals and the right, Roman numerals.  Blue steel seconds hand, decorative gilt hands. Unusual silver open face case glazed on both sides to reveal the movement.

A rare 18^th Century skeletonised quarter repeating Swiss verge with glass dial in a stone set consular case.  Full plate fusee movement with three round pillars. The plate and barrel cover pierced and engraved to reveal the trains and blue steel mainspring.  Engraved cock, polished steel coqueret set with a garnet, small circular blue steel regulator geared to a plate carrying the index pins.  Plain three arm steel balance. Push pendant a toc quarter repeating on two blocks in the case.  Winding through the rare glass dial which reveals the polished steel quarter repeating work below.   Underpainted white Arabic numerals, decorative  gold hands.  Double sided two colour gold consular case, the bezels set with a row of white stones.

A fine early 19^th Century French skeletonised quarter repeating verge in a gold open face case. Full plate gilt fusee movement, both plates pierced and engraved revealing the trains. Engraved barrel and barrel cover. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator, blue and polished steel barrel ratchet. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs.  Polished steel repeating work visible through the centre of the signed white enamel ring dial. Arabic numerals, fine blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle, the back with engine turning radiating from an oval cartouche near the lower edge.  Signed sprung glazed cuvette, the makers name also engraved on the movement.

A large late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever with chronograph and moonphase calendar in a heavy gold full hunter case.  Gilt split 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.  Grained steel flyback chronograph work above the plates.  Slide quarter repeating on two steel gongs.  White enamel dial with flyback centre seconds chronograph. Subsidiaries for day, date, month and seconds combined with the moonphase below. Roman numerals, blue steel calendar and centre seconds hands, decorative pierced gilt seconds and hands.  Substantial plain 14 carat rose gold full hunter case, glazed cover to the movement and gold cuvette engraved with details of the movement.  Slide for the repeat and a small button for the chronograph in the band.

A rare late 17^th Century rack striking and repeating verge by Windmills in silvered pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with two tulip pillars and three decorative turned pillars.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with pierced and engraved foot, the winding square in an aperture in the table.  Turned steel balance, silver regulator disc.  Pierced and engraved resting barrel for the strike, some of the train with five leaf pinions.  Push pendant and hour repeating and striking on a bell in the case.  Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Pierced and engraved silvered inner case, split bezel, push pendant to release the strike train.  Strike silent lever in the bezel.  Purpose made silvered outer case simply pierced with a series of holes and engraved on the back with a bow and quiver of arrows.

A fine late 18^th Century English half quarter repeating cylinder in gold pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the diamond endstone and regulator.  Pierced and engraved cock of unusual radial design, large diamond endstone on a blue steel setting.  Silver regulator disc on an engraved gilt plate.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant half quarter repeating on a bell in the case.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine gold arrow hands. Matching gold pair cases decoratively engraved and pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly.  Gold push pendant and bow.  Gold outer case with a navette shaped cartouche engraved with a small monogram and family crest.  Sprung bezel opened by pressing a pin recessed in the edge, rare concealed hinge, maker's mark “IR”

A late 18^th Century English quarter striking verge clockwatch in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved 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.  Petite sonnerie striking on a bell in the case, hours on the hour and quarters only at the other quarters.  White enamel dial with and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Silver pair cases decoratively engraved and pierced to allow the bell to sound clearly. Steel “Strike / Silent” lever in the bezel, silver pendant and bow.  Outer case with large central cartouche, rubbed engraving reading “Willm Newby – Clock Maker – Kendal”, maker's mark “TC”.

A large rare early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical cylinder in a gold open face case.  Gilt movement with an unusual going barrel musical train, the pins set in its edge acting on a set of individual blue steel tinges.  Resting barrel for the going train with polished steel stopwork.  Plain sector cock, polished steel coqueret and regulator, plain gilt balance with spiral blue steel hairspring, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Pendant quarter repeating on two square section polished steel gongs, the repeating work situated under the dial.  Small button in the band to actuate the musical mechanism.  White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, maker's mark “DD” in a diamond.  Push pendant for the quarter repeat.  Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette.

A fine early 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder with calendar in a gold open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement, suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Fine polished steel quarter repeating work visible above the plate striking on two polished steel square section gongs.  White enamel dial with central chapter indication the day of the month, Arabic numerals, fine blue steel hands.  Substantial plain18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, maker's mark “LC” in a diamond.  Push pendant for the quarter repeat, locking slide in the band.  Wound through the signed gilt metal cuvette.

A 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating cylinder with silver engine turned dial in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement, suspended going barrel with polished steel stopwork. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, garnet endstone.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  Fine engine turned silver dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle, maker's mark “H.B” in a diamond.  Push pendant for the quarter repeat, locking slide in the band.  Wound and set through the gilt metal cuvette.

A fine 19^th Century French quarter repeating ruby cylinder in a gold open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel parachute suspension, blue steel regulator with temperature compensation curb. 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 subsidiary seconds offset at three o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Fine engine turned 18 carat open face case with engine turned middle.  Gold bow and push pendant, locking slide in the band.  Wound and set through the plain gilt metal cuvette.

A mid 19^th Century English quarter repeater with offset seconds and Nicole winding in a gold open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, escape pivots with endstones.  Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at seven o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Slim plain 18 carat open face case, gold slide in the milled band.  Clip on engine turned gold back, rubbed at the edges, small vacant circular cartouche.  Maker's mark “AN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A mid 19^th Century half quarter repeating lever by Arnold and Frodsham in a gold full hunter case decorated with heraldic devices.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone. Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement, the teeth of the escape wheel of unusual form as used by Arnold and Dent.  Very wide slot to the lever to accommodate the two gold pins on the roller.  Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case, the front cover with applied chased and engraved heavy cast gold crowns and the motto “Through”.  On the back in similar heavy applied cast gold the motto is repeated below a heraldic shield flanked by a lion an unicorn.  Unusual rotating swivel bow, wound and set through the plain gold cuvette.

A 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex with offset seconds by Nicole Nielsen in a gold half hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with steel Nicole patent winding work.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring.  Small brass duplex escape wheel, pivots with endstones.  Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds offset at eleven o'clock, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Slim plain 18 carat half hunter case, recessed gold slide in the band.  Clip on gold back with dark blue champleve enamel of a monogram below a heraldic motif.