Archive of Sold Items

A large early 19^th Century French verge of Adam and Eve with an automated snake in a silver 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.  Polychrome enamel dial depicting the scene in the garden of Eden.  In a circular aperture Eve can be seen offering Adam an apple.  As the watch runs an engraved gilt snake can be seen circling them, indicating the seconds.  White enamel oval cartouche within a gilt border for the time and date, Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Large plain silver open face case with ribbed middle.

A late 18^th Century English verge with windmill automaton dial in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain.  Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  White enamel dial, the centre with a polychrome enamel scene of a central windmill, its gold sails rotating on the contrate wheel arbor situated below twelve.  The riverside scene with a church and bridge in the background.  In the foreground a fisherman on the bank.  Narrow chapter of Arabic numerals, gold hands.  Silver pair cases, plain inner with maker’s mark “TC” in a rectangle.  Contemporary silver outer case of excellent fit with an engraved monogram.  Lateral steel stop lever acting in the contrate wheel.

A rare 19^th Century English verge with  an unusual form of windmill automaton in silver pair cases.  Full plate fusee movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved round cock, steel regulator on top plate below the plain three arm steel balance. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Rare fully restored polychrome enamel dial depicting a church on the left, its clock tower indicating the hours in Roman numerals.  The minutes are shown by a central gilt hand on a very narrow chapter at the edge of the dial in Arabic numerals. On the right a windmill, the black sails rotating on the contrate wheel arbor. Matching silver pair cases, silver oval pendant and bow, maker’s mark “JM” in a rectangle.

A rare mid 19^th Century enamelled duplex for the Chinese market in a plain silver case.  Keywind  movement with gilt champleve blue enamel cock and bridges.  The suspended going barrel decorated with red champleve enamel.   Gilt engine turned plate.  Garnet endstone in a gold engraved setting, polished steel regulator.   Blue steel screws.  Polished and blue steel three arm balance, decorative gilt weights, spiral hairspring.  Steel crab tooth duplex escape wheel allowing the hand to appear to beat seconds.  White enamel dial with Roman numerals, centre seconds, blue steel hands.  Plain silver open face case, silver oval pendant and bow, button to release the back cover which is marked in Chinese characters within a oval.   Glazed engraved silver sprung cuvette with apertures for winding and hand set.

An early 19^th Century French verge made for the Turkish market in a decorative gold and enamel 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.  Fully restored signed white enamel dial with numerals, gilt hands. Attractive gold and enamel case, the bezels set with split pearls.  The back decorated in a radial pattern of raised panels of polychrome enamel of foliate design on alternating grounds of red and green.

A mid 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel full hunter case accompanied by an alternative dial.  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.  Gold and enamel full hunter case.  The from cover depicts a highlander in a polychrome enamel cartouche.  The jacket and decoration around the scene in translucent green enamel over an engine turned ground.  The back cover with a star shaped enamelled cartouche of a mountain scene, a bird and flowers in the foreground.  Wound and set through the signed gold cuvette.  Unusually the watch has been supplied with an alternative style of dial.   The engine turned silver dial has Roman numerals and applied gold decoration.  Both fitted in a tan morocco presentation case lined with velvet.

A rare mid 19^th Century Irish fusee lever in a gold and enamel full hunter case decorated with shamrocks.  Gilt three quarter plate keywind movement with fusee and chain, Harrison’s maintaining power.  Engraved cock with polished steel regulator, plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement.  Decorative engine turned and engraved gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial 18 carat full hunter case with ribbed middle.  Both covers engraved and decorated with two rows of shamrocks in translucent green enamel.  On the front cover the shield shaped cartouche engraved with a heraldic device.  The back cover centered by a harp in blue and red and enamel. Maker’s mark "JD" and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A small Swiss lever in a gold open face case decorated in Art Nouveau style.  Keyless nickelled bar movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, gilt minute markings and hands.  Small 14 carat open face case the back with applied gold repousse decoration in Art Nouveau style.  Decorative gold bow, plain gold cuvette with a dedication dated 1903.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel full hunter case.  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 subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, gilt minute markings, pierced gilt hands.  Small 14 carat gold and enamel case. The front cover with an hour glass shaped panel set with diamonds dividing a lakeside scene with forget-me-nots and bluebirds.  On the back cover a small heart shaped panel with a similar lakeside scene.  Gold cuvette and engraved dedication from “Col Nicolau” inside the front cover.

A small late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a gold and enamel open face case set with diamonds and split pearls.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless 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.  Off white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gilt minute markings, pierced gilt hands. Deep 18 carat gold case, the back decorated in translucent blue enamel over an engine turned ground centred with  diamonds.  Bezels set with a row of split pearls.  Gold cuvette, gold bow and clip to allow the watch to be worn on a neck chain.

A fine late 19^th Century Swiss lever enamelled ball watch set with diamonds and matching brooch.  Unusual keyless gilt movement constructed with the train wheels above the going barrel.  Plain sector cock with polished steel regulator.  Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.  Small white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, the 12 o’clock marking in red, gilt minute markings and hands.  The case is constructed in three parts, the gold middle with a row of diamonds The two gold hemispheres of dark blue enamel set with small diamonds in stars.  The watch is wound and set by turning the top hemisphere of the case in relation to the lower hemisphere.  Matching diamond set gold and enamel brooch.

An 18^th Century English quarter repeating verge in gold and enamel pair cases and chatelaine with Chinese style decoration.  Full plate fire gilt movement with turned baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone in a blue steel setting, 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 quarter repeating on a bell in the case.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands.  Pierced and engraved 22 carat gold inner case, foliate decoration inhabited by birds and dolphins, gold push pendant.  Steel pulse piece to silence the bell.  Unusual pierced and engraved 22 carat gold outer case decorated with a scene in Chinese style depicting a pagoda, peacock, fox and rabbits partly overlaid with transparent dark blue enamel.  Maker’s mark “DA”.  Matching solid gold and enamel chatelaine, gold clip supporting three gold and enamel shield shaped cartouches.  Two further gold and enamel chains join to the watch buckle and two shorter chains with broad gold and enamel rings.  Hinged clasps secured by threaded collars.

A late 18^th Century French quarter repeating verge by Leroy in a diamond and ruby set gold and enamel 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.  Push pendant quarter repeating, two polished steel hammers striking on a bell in the case. Winding through the signed white enamel dial, Roman hour numerals separated by small white stones.  Arabic numerals for the minutes, blue steel hands.  Gold consular case, gold push pendant, the front bezel set with a row of alternating diamonds and rubies.  Polychrome oval enamel portrait of a young lady in a blue dress and a garland of flowers.  Border of a continuous row of diamonds.  Pierced white metal mask set with diamonds and rubies over a polychrome enamel ground.

A large rare late 18^th Century English verge clockwatch with regulator dial and day date calendar in decorative gilt and enamel pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust cover.  Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm gilt balance, one arm a short counterweight to avoid the winding square, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Resting barrel for the striking train.  Two polished steel hammers sounding on a bell in the case.  Two blows are struck for each quarter and a blow for each hour on the hour.  White enamel dial with subsidiaries for hours, seconds, day of the week and date.  Central minute hand, Roman and Arabic numerals.  Lateral levers to set the date and for strike / silent.  Pierced and engraved gilt metal pair cases, sections of the piercing picked out in silver.  Polychrome enamel centre to the outer case, oval scene depicting a young girl with her dog sitting beneath a tree.  Unusual blue raised beads bordering the scene and the front bezel set with split pearls.

A late 18^th Century quarter repeating verge in a gold and enamel 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 a bell in the case.   Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Gold consular case, the plain bezels simply drilled to allow the bell to sound clearly.  Polychrome enamel back depicting classically dressed figures on a translucent dark blue enamel ground.

An early 19^th Century quarter repeating verge with decorative dial in a gold open face case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Semi-circular engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret visible through a shaped aperture in the gilt cuvette.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring above a richly engraved circular plate.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Unusual engraved gold dial partly enamelled to emphasise the central scene of a shepherd addressing a King.  Black enamel Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Faded engine turned gold open face case with ribbed middle, gold push pendant, sprung gilt cuvette.

An early 19^th Century verge quarter repeater with triple automaton in a gilt open face case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with diamond endstone in a polished steel setting.  Plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, silver regulator dial.  Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs.  Small white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.  Either side of the dial are chased and engraved parcel gilt classical figures fixed above the decorative engraved plate and polished steel repeating work. As the watch strikes the hours and quarters the arms of the figures move as though striking the bells between them. Below the dial is a figure of a goat on a blue steel ground. As the watch repeats the goats head moves as though eating.  Substantial drum shaped plain gilt metal open face case with ribbed middle, wound through the cuvette.

A late 19^th Century Swiss quarter repeating lever in a gold full hunter with concealed automated erotic scene.  Damascened nickelled 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. Slide quarter repeating on two polished steel gongs. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, decorative gilt hands.   Plain 18 carat rose gold full hunter case, gold repeating slide in the band, maker’s mark “PF” in an oval.  A sprung second lid to the gold cuvette conceals an erotic scene of parcel gilt figures on a background engraved with table and interior of a room. The figures engaged in an amorous encounter spring to life when the repeat mechanism is activated.

A fine early 19^th Century English quarter repeating duplex in a gold open face case.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement,  Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock with diamond endstone, polished steel regulator, chronometer type  compensation balance with two wedge shaped weights, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Duplex escapement, large brass escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on two steel gongs. Matted gold dial with subsidiary seconds, applied gold Roman numerals, gold hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat open face case with ribbed middle.  Wound through the gold cuvette, maker’s mark “LC”.  Pull and twist repeating push engraved with the initials “SS”.

A late 19^th Century five minute repeating lever by LeCoultre in a gold full hunter case.  High quality keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel, frosted steel wolf’s teeth winding wheels.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Fully jewelled trains, the  repeating train including the hammers.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Plain 18 carat gold full hunter case, gold repeating slide in the band, plain gold cuvette.

A late 19^th Century English minute repeater by Frodsham in a gold full hunter case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, diamond endstone, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed and numbered off white enamel dial manufactured by Willis.  Subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Substantial plain 18 carat full hunter case, gold cuvette and recessed gold slide.  Maker’s mark “HMF” in a rectangle and number corresponding to that on the movement.   Accompanied by a certificate from Charles Frodsham & Co.