Archive of Sold Items

A fine late 18^th Century Swiss calendar verge in a gold and enamel consular case and glazed protective outer.  Unusual slim full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel regulator, broad index engraved on the plate.  Convex white enamel dial, central date calendar with red Arabic numerals, large blue steel hand.  Black Arabic numerals, fine gold Breguet hands.  Gold and enamel consular case, gilt decorated translucent dark blue enamel bezels.  Gold and enamel back with gilt decorated white border.  Fine oval polychrome enamel scene of a lady with a boy and dog in a formal garden on translucent blue enamel over a ground of engine turning radiating from the centre.  Gold bow and numbered pendant marked “PIG”.  Gilt metal hinged frame glazed on the back to protect the enamel.

A rare late 18^th Century double sided French verge with visible balance.  Unusual gilt fusee movement with the plain gilt balance set centrally on the back within an engraved gilt border and under a polished steel bridge cock.  Below the balance a polished steel plate set with faceted stones.  Around the balance a polychrome enamel scene of a young girl carrying a basket.  Below a signed white oval and above the index for the long polished steel regulator.   Wound through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands.  White metal double sided case glazed on both sides.

An early 19^th Century French verge in a pearl set gold and enamel case with matching chatelaine.  Small 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.  Wound through the gold engine turned dial, white enamel chapter of Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.   Gold open case, pearls set bezels, the sprung front bezel opened by depressing a button in the pendant.  Gold back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground, a monogram in a small circle visible in bright light.  Matching chatelaine, the gold and translucent dark blue enamel buckle supporting an enamelled link by five gold chains.  Three pairs of gold chains hang from this, each with a hinged gold clip secured by a threaded collar.  On one side of the watch a small gold Breguet ratchet key and on the other a gold heart, crucifix and anchor.  

An early 19^th Century English verge with Speed the Plough dial and unusual cock in silver pair cases.  Full plate fusee movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved round cock a solid triangular section on the table with representations of the sun, moon and stars, a crown in the pierced section above.  Gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance.  Convex white enamel dial, the centre painted with a polychrome enamel scene of a farmer ploughing a field with two horses and marked “Speed the Plough” beneath.  Fully restored white chapter of Arabic numerals, fine gold hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker's mark “WH” in a rectangle.

A 19^th Century French cylinder in a gold and champleve enamel 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. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Gold engine turned dial with Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Attractive 18 carat open face case with scalloped bezels.   Chased and engraved border to the back decorated with black champleve enamel panels centred by small blue and white flowers.  Applied engraved gold centre set with a single turquoise.  Wound and set through the signed and numbered gold cuvette.

A  slim early 19^th Century French cylinder with digital hours in a gold and champleve enamel 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.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Unusual engine turned silver dial with subsidiary seconds, offset minutes and an aperture above displaying the hours in Arabic numerals, gold minute hand, blue steel seconds hand.  Slim gold and restored black champleve enamel open face case, wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a fine diamond and garnet set fob watch with matching chatelaine.  Keyless gilt bar movement, frosted steel wolf's teeth winding work, 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, gilt hands.  Gold open face case with plain gold cuvette.  The back set with a large cabochon garnet surrounded by a row of diamonds.  Diamond set oval bow.  Matching gold chatelaine of pierced chased and engrave links, a fleur dis lis at the centre.  On the buckle two oval cabochon garnets, also set in a row of diamonds.  A representation of a gold crown stands above.  The buckle with a hinged pin at the back to allow the watch to be worn as a brooch.

A 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a pearl and hardstone cameo set watch and chatelaine.  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 blue Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Small gold open face case with plain gold cuvette.  Pearl set front bezel and bow.  Clip on back, the gold bezel set with a row of split pearls around a circular brown hardstone cut away to depict a seated classically dressed woman. Joined to the rectangular buckle by a short diamond set gallery.  Decorated in a similar fashion to the back of the watch the buckle has a gilt metal clip and a horizontal gold pin to allow it to be used as a brooch.  Glazed morocco display case lined with blue velvet.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel pearl set case and matching chatelaine.  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 and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Small gold open face case with prominent box hinges, gold cuvette.  The back with an offset polychrome enamel scene in 18th Century style depicting a cherub and cupid and bordered by a row of split pearls.  Above this applied chased and engraved gold foliate decoration on a dark blue enamel ground.  Tapering gold links attach the watch to the buckle which has a gold clip engraved with a dedication and two gold pins to allow it to also be worn as a brooch.  The buckle is decorated to match the watch, the scene depicts a single cherub catching fish.  

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever with world time dial in a gunmetal open face 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.  White enamel ring dial with Roman numerals, markings at its inner edge for quarters and five minutes, blue steel hands. Within this an enamel disc rotates once every twelve hours. Cities around the world are marked in black and red to indicate the time in different locations, the hour hand always showing local time.  Plain gunmetal open face case with clip on back, gilt winding button and bow.

An early 20^th Century Swiss cylinder with Hebrew dial in an open face case.  Three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Hebrew numerals, blue steel hands.  Silvered open face case, chased bezel and middle, the cast back depicting a Moses reading from the Ten Commandments.

An 18^th Century dumb half quarter repeating cylinder by Vulliamy in gold pair cases and glazed protective outer.  Full plate fire gilt movement, gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the table of the pierced and engraved masked cock, large diamond endstone.  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. Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel.  Push pendant half quarter repeating on a block in the case.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  An additional later engraved silver alternative dial is also supplied with the watch.  Plain gold inner case, gold push pendant and bow, maker's mark “PM”.  Gold outer case, the bezel engraved and decorated in champleve enamel.  Replaced gold back engraved with a scene of a couple with camels and attendants.  Third gilt metal protective case with glazed back, the bezels covered in shagreen.

A 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a fine gold and champleve enamel case.  Keywind gilt bar movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock, blue steel regulator with temperature compensation curb. Polished steel parachute suspension to the top balance pivot.  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, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Attractive slim gold case, the scalloped back decorated in champleve enamel.  The panels alternate between a pale green and puce backgrounds.  The green panels depicting various musical instruments and the puce with flowers and butterflies.  The broad front bezel similarly scalloped and with pale green and puce champleve enamel.  Gold and champleve enamel push pendant and bow.  Wound through the signed and numbered gold cuvette.

An 18^th Century English half quarter repeating verge with champleve dial in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with signed gilt dust cover.  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 gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant half quarter repeating on a bell in the case.  Signed later silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Pierced and engraved inner case, silver push pendant and stirrup bow.  Plain silver outer case with a sprung button to engage with the steel pulse piece on the inner, maker's mark “CLI” in an oval.

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating French verge in a gold open face case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  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.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, the repeating mainspring under a pierced bridge and polished steel cover.  Winding through the convex white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Plain 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant and bow.  Signed and numbered sprung gilt cuvette.

An early 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating musical watch with cartouche dial in a gold open face case.  Gilt movement with two resting barrels, the larger barrel, being half the diameter of the movement, providing the power for the musical train.  Repaired sector shaped cock, polished steel coqueret and regulator.  Plain gilt balance with spiral spring, polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.  Polished steel work on back plate to control the disc type musical train.  Pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs, the repeating work situated under the dial.  Lateral slide in the band to actuate the musical mechanism.  The music also playing automatically on the hour.  Gold dial with engine turned centre, enamel minute ring and cartouches of Arabic numerals separate by engraving and blue enamel half hour markers.  Fine blue steel serpentine hands.  Substantial engine turned gold open face case, ribbed middle, plain gilt cuvette with apertures for winding and hand set.

A mid 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex by Frodsham in a gold open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with going barrel. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Duplex escapement, brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones.  Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gold hands.  Engine turned 18 carat open face case, recessed gold slide in the ribbed middle close to the pendant.  Wound and set through the signed and numbered gold cuvette, maker's mark “AN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

A mid 19^th Century French quarter repeating cylinder in a gold open face case.  Keyless damascened nickelled bar movement, wolfs teeth winding work, going barrel. Gold train wheels.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle.  Gold slide for the repeat, signed and numbered gold cuvette, dedication engraved on the inside of the back cover, maker's mark “DG” in an oval.

A fine late 19^th Century English minute repeating lever in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement, raised section over the going barrel.  Plain cock with diamond endstone, compensation balance employing quarter timing nuts, freesprung blue steel double overcoil hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Fine white enamel dial by Willis, subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, double flysprings to the front cover.  Recessed gold slide in the band, gold cuvette and bow, maker's mark “AS” in a rectangle.

An early 19^th Century English chronometer converted to lever by Arnold in a gold consular case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement, blue steel double tooth barrel spring setup and spring.  Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, large “Z” type compensation balance, the arms with adjustable weights on threads at their free end.  Blue steel freesprung helical hairspring on an ajustable stud.  Well converted to English table roller lever escapement, a gilt plate covering the detent slot. Screwed in jewelling left in their original positions, small jewels for the lever pivots between them.  Signed and numbered white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, fine gold hands. Substantial plain 18 carat consular case, the back and front bezel sharing a common hinge.  Maker's mark “TH” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.