Archive of Sold Items

A rare early 19^th Century French calendar lever with two going barrels in a slim gold and silver open face case.  Keywind gilt bar movement, two suspended going barrels wound independently by a male key.  The barrels both drive the centre pinion, the teeth on one barrel situated above the teeth on the other allowing them to intersect without interference.  Plain cock with blue steel regulator, the sector visible through the cuvette.  Compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Unusual form of club foot lever escapement, double roller with triangular jewel impulse pin.  Signed engine turned silver dial, offset chapter of Roman numerals, aperture for the date calendar above, steel lever under the front bezel to set the date.  Gold Breguet hands set with the male key.  Slim engine turned 18 carat open face case with applied engine turned silver band to the middle.  Plain hinged gold cuvette with apertures to wind the twin barrels and sector to reveal the index.  Blue steel dog screw which can be turned to lock the cuvette in place, maker’s mark “AB” in a diamond.

A late 19^th Century Freesprung English lever in a gold half hunter case.  Gilt half plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with diamond endstone, freesprung compensation balance with blue steel double overcoil hairspring. English double roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling, escape and lever pivots with endstones. White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring. Plain gold cuvette, maker’s mark “GHB” in a rectangle.

A late 19^th Century lever in a rare reversible cabriolet gold hunter pair case.  Damascened nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement.   Signed white enamel dial,  subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands.   Rare 18 carat gold cabriolet case which can be used either as a full hunter or as an open face.  The inner gold case with engine turned and florally engraved back and engine turned middle, gold cuvette.   This can be used on its own or placed in the three section gold outer case with either the dial or back visible.  When the dial is shown the watch still appears to be a conventional open face watch with the engraved back depicting a couple in a garden,  Alternatively with the back of the inner visible the watch becomes a full hunter, the winding crown serving to open the sprung front cover.

A late 19^th Century Swiss mystery watch in a gold double sided case.  The gilt cylinder movement relegated to the crescent shaped portion of the watch between the glass dial and the pendant.  Keyless with small going barrel.  Small plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring, polished steel regulator.  Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel.   Glass dial with gilt Arabic numerals and minute ring, decorative engraved gold masks.  The gilt hands are driven by a glass disc which has a toothed brass wheel attached to its outer edge engaging the train.  The miniature motion work for the hands is set between another glass disc and the dial.  There is no provision to set the hands apart from moving them manually, which is common in these watches.  Plain 14 carat gold case and masks, glazed back and front.  Gold button in the band to release the sprung front cover, the crown with an internal ratchet to wind the watch.

A late 19^th Century Swiss lever in an unusual gold full hunter case.  Keyless gilt bar movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot lever escapement.   White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Arabic numerals, decorative pierced gilt hands.  Plain 14 carat full hunter case, the middle of unusual faceted construction, gilt metal cuvette.

A fine large late 19^th Century Swiss lever in an engine turned full hunter case.  High quality keyless damascened nickelled bar movement with going barrel, wolf’s teeth winding wheels.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator its long index on the curved section of the centre bridge.  Compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Straight line lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones in gold settings.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, fine blue steel Breguet hands. Substantial engine turned 18 carat gold full hunter case.  Small hand set lever under the front cover released when the front cover is closed.  Signed gold cuvette, number corresponding to that on the movement.

A large late 19^th Century Swiss Goliath lever watch with moonphase calendar in a nickel open face case. Keyless three quarter plate gilt movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator.  Compensation balance with overcoil hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement. Large white enamel dial with subsidiaries for day date and month in English. The seconds subsidiary with an opening to show the phases of the moon, Roman numerals, blue steel hands, gilt calendar hands.  Substantial plain nickle open face case, plain nickle cuvette, sets for the calendar in the front bezel.

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in a gold engine turned full hunter case.  Nickelled three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, uncut bimetallic balance with spiral blue steel hairspring. Club foot lever escapement. Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Engine turned 9 carat  full hunter case, gilt cuvette.

An early 20^th Century English lever by Dent in a gold half hunter case.  Gilt three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel.  Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. English table roller lever escapement.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands. Substantial plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, gold cuvette with engraved dedication. Maker’s mark “DB” in a rectangle and “Dent” in a triangle. Number corresponding to that on the movement.  Dark blue presentation case lined with blue velvet, signed “Dent – 28 Cockspur Street”.

An early 20^th Century Swiss lever in gold Dennison half hunter case.  Nickelled 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.  White enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel half hunter hands.  Plain 18 carat half hunter case with blue enamel chapter ring, plain gold cuvette.  Maker’s mark “Dennison” and “ALD” in a rectangle.

A 20^th Century American centre seconds lever by Hamilton in a silver open face case.  High quality 22 jewel 4992B model, damascened nickelled split three quarter plate keyless movement with going barrel. Plain cock with polished steel micrometer regulator.  Uncut balance with overcoil Elinvar-Exra hairspring.  Club foot lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones.  Signed white dial with centre seconds, bold black Arabic numerals and smaller chapter within for the hours 13 to 24, blue steel hands.  Plain silver open face case with screw back and bezel, marked “Keystone – Silver – 800 Fine”.

An early 18^th Century English verge with mock pendulum in a very unusual silver consular case set with polychrome enamels.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement, gilt Egyptian pillars capped by a thin blue steel plate and silver tops.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  The table of the bridge cock covered with a polychrome enamel portrait of a young woman holding a dove, semi-circular lower section pierced and glazed to reveal the bob on the balance. Engraved gilt rim enclosing the balance protecting it from dust.  Silver regulator disc flanked by two pierced and engrave silver affixes. Wound through the signed silver dial,  Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Silver consular case of very unusual design, both front and back covers opening sharing the same seven joint hinge with the middle section.  The middle constructed much like the inner of a pair case with a glazed split bezel hinged with the movement which the chased and engraved bezel closes over.  Silver pendant and ring bow.  Chased and engraved back cover set with a large polychrome enamel scene of an elderly man and young lady.  Opening the back cover reveals the back of the movement framed in a plain deep silver bezel and the reverse of the plaque with is decorated with another polychrome enamel scene of a courting couple and onlooker.

A rare early 18^th Century verge, silver champleve dial with an aperture revealing a rotating enamel disc in unusual decorative silver pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt fusee movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved winged cock, later garnet endstone, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc.  Plain four arm gilt balance.  Signed silver champleve dial with arcaded minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands. Between the numerals eleven and one an aperture through which can be seen a section of a polychrome enamel disc. This disc has five separate portraits which are changed by depressing and releasing the push pendant. Plain silver inner case with two makers marks “IPB” below a crown and “GP” below a sword, silver push pendant and stirrup bow.  Rare and attractive outer case formed of 16 scolloped panels set with coloured gem stones and rock crystal.  The centre and four of the panels in the back in engraved gilt metal.

An 18^th Century English verge with polychrome enamel hunting scene in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with turned pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  White enamel dial, central white chapter of Roman numerals around which a polychrome enamel scene depicting hounds chasing a stag, Fine gilt beetle and poker hands.  Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “TC”.

A small late 18^th Century Swiss verge in a gold and enamel consular case.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, garnet set steel coqueret, plain three arm steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator.  Wound through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, fine decorative pierced gold hands.  Small gold consular case, geometrically engraved bezels, gold pendant and bow.  The back of translucent dark blue enamel over a radially engine turned gold ground.  Small decorative key.

A large late 18^th Century French centre seconds cylinder with date calender in a gold and enamel case.  Slim full plate gilt movement, resting barrel under an engraved bridge.  Large finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Unusual regulator under a large crescent shaped polished steel bridge, index on the plate.  Lateral steel stop lever under the front bezel.  Wound though the convex white enamel centre seconds dial.  Chapter for the days of the month within the hour markings, both of Arabic numerals.  Fine gold beetle and poker hands, the slender centre seconds hand situated between the hour and minute hands, serpentine calendar hand.  Unusually large slim gold case decorated with a polychrome and gilt geometric pattern over a translucent dark blue ground.  Octagonal pendant and bow.

A late 18^th Century continental open faced enamel watch with pearl set bezels.  Later keywind cylinder bar movement fitted to the original plate and dial aligning the winding aperture.  Signed white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, fine pierced gold moon hands.  Gold and enamel open face case, the sprung front bezel open by a button in the gold and enamel pendant.  Fully restored polychrome enamel back depicting a classically dressed couple beside an urn in a formal garden.  The scene bordered by a row of large split pearls.  The enamelled front bezel set with a row of slightly smaller split pearls.

A fine early 19^th Century English four colour gold decorative watch with matching dial.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement. Plain cock inscribed “Inventor & Fecit” on the table, diamond endstone.  Plain four arm polished steel balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Converted to English table roller lever escapement.  Fine gold dial, matted ground with applied gold decoration to the centre, applied gold  Roman numerals, serpentine gold hands. Attractive18 carat open face case with chased and engraved repousse middle, pendant ad bow.  Protected by a glazed cover the decoration on back still crisp.  Four colour gold back, the chased and engraved central foliate decoration surrounded by a similar border, maker’s mark “DW”

A rare mid 19^th Century English fusee lever with windmill automaton dial in silver pair cases.  Full plate gilt keywind fusee movement.  Harrison’s maintaining power. Engraved cock, the table engraved with the movement number, diamond endstone, blue steel Bosley regulator.  Plain three arm gold balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  English table roller lever escapement, screwed in jewelling.  White enamel dial with polychrome enamel scene depicting a windmill with three figures walking around the gallery.  The sails of the windmill are mounted on the seconds pivot and rotates as the watch runs. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow. The back of the inner case engraved “Patent Lever – Jewell’d in 15 Actions”.  The outer with initialled cartouche in engraved garter and belt centre.  Maker’s mark “IT” and number corresponding to that on the movement.

A mid 19^th Century English verge made for the Turkish market in silver and tortoiseshell triple cases.  Fire gilt verge movement, small Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above.  Fusee and chain, pierced and engraved cock.  Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc with Turkish markings.  Signed white enamel dial, Turkish numerals, blue steel  beetle and poker hands. Matching silver pair cases, the bezel of the outer decoratively engraved.  Silver pendant and bow, maker’s mark “WCS” in a rectangle.  Third protective case covered in tortoiseshell and decorated with silver pique pins, engraved silver bezels.

A late 19^th Century Swiss cylinder in a diamond set gold ring.  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. Small white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, the twelve marked in red, blue steel hands.   Gold ring with chased and engraved sides and shank.  Diamond set bezel which rotates to wind and set the watch.