Archive of Sold Items

A rare late 17^th Century English verge in fine silver and tortoiseshell pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with elaborately pierced and engraved 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.  Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Plain silver inner case with split bezel, large central circular shutter to the winding aperture, silver pendant and stirrup bow.  Fine outer case covered in tortoiseshell which is inlaid in a decorative foliate design with engraved silver and mother of pearl.  The front bezel covered in tortoiseshell and similarly decorated.  Silver bezels and square seven joint hinge.

A late 18^th Century English verge with silver cock in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved lace edge silver cock, pierced and engraved foot.  Lace edge pierced and engraved gilt plate, the makers name erased, blue steel regulator disc.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, later gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow.

A late 18^th Century English verge in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Later white enamel dial with Roman numerals, gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases with a monogram engraved on the inner, later pendant and bow, maker's mark “WB”.

A fine Swiss mid 19^th Century lever in a silver full hunter case.  Keywind nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, its index on curved section of the main bridge. Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot straight line lever escapement, escape pivots with endstones on a gold setting. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, slender Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial engine turned silver full hunter case, rope bezels  with flat covers. Gold hinges, thumb piece and flat button, maker's mark “CHs Tissot & Sons – Locle – Warranted Coin”.  Wound and set through the signed and numbered silver cuvette.

A late 19^th Century English fusee lever in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement with dust cover.  Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with garnet endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial engine turned silver open face case with ribbed middle.  Vacant shield shaped cartouche and garter on the back cover, maker's mark “JH” in a rectangle.

A late 19^th Century English centre seconds lever in a silver open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.   Signed white enamel dial, centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands.  Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, vacant shield shaped cartouche and oval garter on the back cover. Silver slide in the band to stop the balance, maker's mark “HG” and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

A large late 19^th Century English centre seconds lever in a silver open face case.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain. Harrison's maintaining power. Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.  White enamel dial marked “Centre Seconds Chronograph”, centre seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gilt hands. Substantial large plain silver open face case with ribbed middle, vacant shield shaped cartouche and oval garter on the back cover. Gold hinges and slide in the band to stop the balance, maker's mark “IJTN” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.  

A 20^th Century American lever in a gold full hunter case.  Nickelled 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.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain 9 carat Dennison case, gold cuvette with presentation inscription, maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle.

A 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold full hunter case and gold chain.  Gilt 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.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 9 carat full hunter Dennison case, gold cuvette, maker's mark “ALD” in a rectangle.  9 carat gold Albert with spring clips at the ends and a sliding “T” bar, length 340 mm.

A mid 20^th Century Swiss lever by Patek Philippe in a stainless steel open face case.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Signed white metal dial with subsidiary seconds, black Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Plain open face case, clip on back with maker's mark “Patek, Philippe & Co   Geneve – Acier Staybrite”.   Gilt tooled blue morocco presentation case signed “Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd”, lined with blue velvet.

A mid 20^th Century Swiss lever by Patek Philippe in a stainless steel open face case.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape pivots with endstones. Signed white metal dial with subsidiary seconds, applied batons and  Arabic numerals at the quarters, steel hands. Plain open face case, clip on back with maker's mark “Patek, Philippe & Co   Geneve”.  Signed black presentation case lined with grey velvet.

A mid 18^th Century English verge in underpainted horn gilt pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock with 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. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, gold hands.  Gilt metal pair cases, plain inner case.  The outer covered in horn underpainted with Britannia, a lion at her feet and three masted ship in the background.

A late 18^th Century French verge in a diamond set gold and enamel case with matching chatelaine and 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 signed white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold beetle and poker hands.   Gold consular case finely decorated with white and pale blue champleve  enamel depicting foliage and birds.  In the centre of a navette shaped frame a vase highlighted by small diamonds.  Gold and enamel rectangular pendant.  Matching gold Macaroni chatelaine similarly decorated on both sides with champleve enamel and bordered by pearls, four suspended chains each with an accessory.  Contained in the original dumbbell shaped case of red morocco with decorative gilt tooling.

A fine late 18^th Century English verge in a diamond and pearl set gold and enamel case with protective glazed outer.  Full plate fire gilt verge movement with fusee and chain.  Pierced and engraved cock, the table pierced and engraved in a geometric pattern, diamond endstone in a polished steel setting.  Silver regulator disc, plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, fine diamond set hands.  English gold consular case, the bezels of dark blue and white enamel set with a row of large split pearls.  The back decorated with translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground and set with diamonds in swags around the edge, in the centre a large single diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds.  Gold oval pendant of dark blue and white enamel, a small button to open the bezel.  Glazed gilt metal protective  outer.

A rare late 18^th Century large English verge with  an unusual form of windmill automaton in gilt pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Rare fully restored polychrome enamel dial depicting a church on the right indicating the time on a clock in the tower, Roman numerals, gilt hands.  On the left a windmill, the blue steel sails rotating counter-clockwise as they are mounted on a pinion which is driven by two intermediate wheels.  Large gilt metal pair cases.

A late 18^th Century Swiss verge with unusual paste set dial in a gilt 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.  Unusual decorative matted and engraved mask set with blue and red pastes surrounding the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands.  Plain gilt consular case.

A large late 18^th Century verge in a decorative gilt consular case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the finely pierced and engraved bridge cock. Plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Gilt regulator, long index engraved on the plate. Wound through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gilt hands.  Large gilt consular case with unusual applied foliate decoration on the back, turquoise button, maker's mark “FFB”.

A late 18^th Century continental verge with painted dial and unusual silver cock in a silver open face case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Unusual silver bridge cock in the form of a double headed eagle, garnet endstone at its centre.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator.  Pentagonal baluster pillars.  Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. In the centre a polychrome scene of two soldiers fighting with swords.  Plain silver open face case with ribbed middle marked on the back with the owners name.

An early 19^th Century verge in a decorative enamel oval case.  Circular full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silvered regulator dial with blue steel indicator.  Gilt polychrome champleve enamel dial, small Roman numerals in gilt cartouches, pierced gilt hands.  Oval single bodied case enamelled both inside and out, engraved silver bezel with thick oval glass.  The sides of light blue enamel with floral tracery.  The back with a polychrome enamel scene of two partially clad young ladies, one sitting sideways on an animal.  The interior of the case with a scene in similar colours of a classically dressed couple, the man holding a lyre.

An unusual 19^th Century oval rock crystal, gold and enamel pendant watch in 17th Century German style.  Small circular keywind 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.  Drum shaped engraved silver cover with apertures for wind and hand set.  Signed engraved silver oval dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Small oval case, the body carved from rock crystal with faceted exterior.  Gold cover over the dial with two colour gold decoration and small diamonds set at the edges.  In the centre a polychrome enamel oval scene of a lady seated in a garden.  Gold pendant set with rubies on a pierced gold and enamel support.  The similar finial at the base serves to secure the movement and cover.

A small mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in an attractive diamond set gold and enamel open face case.  Keywind 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 slender Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Fine gold and black enamel case, diamond set bezels, gold and enamel trefoil bow.  The centre of the back set with large diamonds in a foliate pattern, a larger diamond at its centre.  Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.  Matching gold key the enamelled hexagonal enamel top also set with small diamonds.  Fitted morocco covered case lined with purple velvet.