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Price £450 | No. 512 Gilt pair case, verge - James Payne, London, c1800
MOVEMENT
: Good quality gilded verge movement, with blued screws and diamond
endstone. It is signed (James Payne, 17 Foster Lane, London) and
numbered (2915). Very nice, clean condition with the gilding
still bright, no scratches and the screw heads still blued. All
is original and it is running well.
DIAL : 42.5
mm. The white enamel dial, with an unusual chapter ring, is in
good condition with just some light surface scratches and a light
hairline running across the top between 11 and 12. Nice gold
coloured fleur de lys hands.
INNER CASE : 46.5 mm. Gilt on
brass. Good condition with the gilding almost complete.
High dome bull's eye crystal with some surface scratches but no chips
or damage. Hinges fine and the case snaps shut nicely. The
pendant/bow is a replacement as the gilding is a different colour to
the rest of the case, though it has been very well done.
OUTER
CASE : 52.5 mm. Brass gilt, maker's mark GC. Excellent
condition, with hinge and catch fine. Closes nicely.
Loomes lists James Payne, of Foster Lane, London between 1785 and 1832. |
Price £450
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No.
447 Silver hunter case,
verge - Charles
Mauger, Jersey, 1802
This is a silver hunter cased verge, made by Charles Mauger in Jersey,
around 1802.
MOVEMENT
: The gilded verge fusee movement, with a particularly finely engraved
and pierced balance cock, is in good condition and is running
well.
It is signed and numbered (No. 1 ?).
DIAL : The
white enamel dial is about 46 mm in diameter. It is in
reasonable
condition but with one hairline at 10 and some chips around the winding
aperture. No repairs.
CASE : Diameter 57.25
mm. Silver hallmarks for London, 1802, maker
WL. Very
good overall condition with no repairs. Good
crystal with
no damage.
The hinges and catch are fine and the case snaps shut
nicely. A very good hunter case.
Loomes lists Charles Martin Mauger in Jersey in 1810. |
Price £400
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No.
448 Silver pair case,
verge - Richardson,
London, 1803
This is a silver pair cased verge, made by B. Richardson, in London
around 1803.
MOVEMENT : The gilded verge fusee movement is in good condition and is
running well. It is signed and numbered (5082).
DIAL : The white enamel dial is about 45 mm in diameter. It
is in good condition with just a small repair at 6.
INNER
CASE : Diameter 49.25 mm. Silver hallmarks badly
rubbed but
maker BN. Quite good overall condition with no repairs but
numerous small bruises on the back. Good high dome
bull's
eye crystal with light scratches but no chips or cracks. The
hinge and catch are fine and the case snaps shut nicely.
OUTER
CASE : Diameter 58 mm. Silver hallmarks for London
1803,
maker BN, matching the inner. The hinge and catch are again
fine
and the case snaps shut, though the button catch has worn
down. Quite good overall condition but again with
small
bruises on the back.
The back is nicely engraved with a single stem of wheat. |
Price £2250
| No. 531 18ct gold pair case, verge - John Brown, Marlborough, 1805
MOVEMENT
: The gilded verge fusee movement, with a particularly finely engraved
and pierced balance cock, is in fine condition and is running
well. It is signed and dated (1805).
DIAL : The white
enamel dial is about 45 mm in diameter. It is in very good
condition with just some surface scratches but no repairs.
INNER
CASE : Diameter 48 mm. Hallmarks for 18ct gold, London,
1805, maker CM. Good overall condition with no repairs, but one
sleeve missing from the hinge and a little wear around the
catch. Good high dome crystal with no damage.
The case snaps shut nicely.
OUTER CASE : Diameter
53.5 mm. Gold hallmarks matching the inner. The
hinge and catch are again fine and the case snaps shut. Excellent
overall condition with no damage or wear.
This case contains
an interesting watchpaper (silk not paper) from “CHIVERS,
Chronometer. Watch and Clock makers of MARLBOROUGH”.
The gold case, without movement, weights 57 gms. |
£475
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No.
450 Silver pair case,
verge - John Barton,
London, 1807
This is a silver pair cased verge, made by John Barton, in London
around 1807.
MOVEMENT : The gilded verge fusee movement is in good condition and is
running well. It is signed and numbered (6375).
DIAL
: The white enamel dial is about 46.5 mm in diameter. It is
in
very good condition with just a few light surface scratches.
INNER
CASE : Diameter 50.5 mm. Silver hallmarks for
London,
1807. Good overall condition with no repairs or
damage, though the pendant has worn so is thinner than the bow (which
may be a replacemeny). Perfect high dome crystal. The
hinge and
catch are fine and the case snaps shut nicely.
OUTER CASE :
Diameter 57.5 mm. Matching hallmarks to the
inner.
The hinge and catch are again fine and the case snaps shut, though the
button catch has worn down. Again in overall very
good
condition.
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Price £750 | No. 514 Silver pair case, verge - Archibald Buchanan, Dublin, 1808
MOVEMENT
: Good quality gilded verge fusee movement, with diamond endstone, and
particularly finely engraved and pierced balance cock. Signed and
numbered “1328”. Good original condition and running well..
DIAL
: White enamel, 42.25 mm. in diameter. It is in fine
condition with just some surface scratches and a little rubbing at the
edge between 6 and 8. These are very minor imperfections on a
fine dial. Gold coloured hands.
INNER CASE : Silver, 46.25
mm in diameter. Hallmarked for Dublin, 1808. Good
overall condition, The hinge is fine and the case snaps shut
nicely. Good high dome bull's eye crystal with some surface
scratches but no other damage. Wear to the bow which could be a
replacement.
OUTER CASE : Silver, 53.75 mm in
diameter. Matching hallmarks to the inner, but also with
the maker's mark (OAN) for Arthur O'Neil. Good hinge and catch,
though the catch button has worn down.
Loomes lists Archibald Buchanan in Dublin between 1781 and 1822. |
Price £650
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No.
464 Silver pair case, calendar,
verge - 1808
A large silver pair cased watch, with a calendar dial and verge
movement, made around 1808.
MOVEMENT
: Gilded verge fusee movement, with engraved and pierced balance
cock. Not signed or numbered. It is running well
and the
calendar function is also complete and working.
DIAL : Beautiful
white convex enamel dial, 47 mm in diameter. It is
in
perfect condition with no damage or repairs.
INNER CASE
: Silver, 50 mm in diameter. Hallmarked for London,
1808. Maker's mark TCRC Excellent condition with no
repairs
and just a few light scratches on the back (including the no.
3608). The hinge and catch are fine and the bezel snaps shut
nicely. Good high dome bull's eye crystal with no
damage.
OUTER CASE : Silver, 57.5 mm in
diameter. Matching hallmarks to the
inner. Hinge ,
catch and catch button are fine and the case closes nicely.
Excellent condition.
The movement shows no maker's name or
serial number but I think that there is a small plate missing which
would have been attached to the top plate and would have been engraved
with the maker's name and serial number. |
Reserved
| No. 503 Silver pair case, verge - James Berndale, London, 1809
MOVEMENT
: Gilded verge fusee movement, with engraved and pierced balance
cock. Signed “Ja. Berndale, London” and numbered
“43690”. Good original condition and running well..
DIAL
: White enamel, 44.5 mm. in diameter. It is in good
condition, with some surface scratches and a nibble right on the edge
at 2.
INNER CASE : Silver, 48.5 mm in diameter.
Hallmarked for London, 1809, maker's mark WM. A few light bruises
but good overall condition, The hinge is fine and the case snaps
shut nicely. Good high dome bull's eye crystal with some light
scratches but no other damage.
OUTER CASE :
Silver, 55 mm in diameter. Good hinge and catch but the
case has been repaired with wear to the base filled from the
inside. This repair has been very well done. A rubbed
hallmark on the bezel survives with the London year mark for 1809, so
these cases appear to be a matching pair. |
Price £650
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No.
462 Silver pair case,
verge - J.
Collingwood, London, 1809
A
large silver pair cased watch, with a verge movement and
“name”
dial, made by J. (probably Joseph) Collingwood, London, in 1809.
MOVEMENT
: Gilded verge fusee movement, with engraved and pierced balance
cock. Signed and numbered (383). The steel
coqueret, added
to the centre of the balance cock, appears to be a later
addition. It is running well.
DIAL : White enamel,
45.5 mm in diameter, with the name “WILLIAM CANNON' in place of
numbers. It is in good condition except for one hairline from
5
o'clock and a small chip on the edge at 6. No repairs.
INNER
CASE : Silver, 50 mm in diameter. Hallmarked for
Birmingham, 1809. Maker's mark EM. Good condition
and no
repairs. Good high dome bull's eye crystal with no
damage. The hinge and catch are fine and
the case
closes properly.
OUTER CASE : Silver, 48 mm in
diameter. Matching hallmarks to the
inner. Hinge and
catch fine and the case closes nicely. The catch button has
worn
down and has been filled with a small white crystal.
Loomes list Joseph Collingwood in London around 1810. |
Price £350
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No. 300
Silver pair cases, verge
- Rea, 1809
An English
silver pair cased pocket watch, in good working condition, with a verge
escapement fusee movement, made around 1809.
MOVEMENT
: Nicely gilded movement with round pillars and engraved balance cock.
The movement is simply signed “Rea” and numbered
(12182).
It
is running well.
DIAL
: The white enamel dial is about 42.5 mm in diameter. It is
in
good condition with just two light hairlines, one running around the
edge from 9 to 12 and the other running out from the centre towards
11. No repairs. Nice matching gold
coloured hands.
INNER
CASE : Full hallmarks for London, 1809, maker TCRC. The hinge
is
in good condition and the case closes nicely. High dome
bull's
eye crystal in good condition. The bow and pendant are fine
without the usual repaired join to the case. The silver is in good
condition with just 2 small dents on the back.
OUTER
CASE : Diameter 53mm. Matching hallmarks to the
inner. Again the hinge is good. The catch and
release
button are intact although the button is worn down. The
silver is
in good condition with just one small dent on the back near the catch
rivet.
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Price £350
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No. 400 Silver
hunter case, verge -
Richard Ganthony, London, c1812
An English silver hunter cased watch with a verge movement, made by
Richard Ganthony, in London, around 1812.
MOVEMENT
: Nice quality verge movement, with unusual balance cock and diamond
endstone. It is fully signed (RD. GANTHONY Lombard
St. LONDON), numbered (1062) and is running well.
The
movement is in very nice condition but is missing the brass dust cap.
DIAL
: The white enamel dial is about 43 mm in diameter.
It has
a few light scratches and two chips on the edge at 5 and 6
o'clock.
CASE : The case is hallmarked for London, maker WL, but
the year mark is rubbed (possibly 1812). The hunter case is
in
reasonable condition with a few light bruises and scratches.
The
hinges are ok and the covers close. The outer cover opens
nicely
as the button on the pendant is depressed. The inner glazed
cover
snaps shut but is tight. The crystal is fine.
Loomes lists Richard Ganthony at Lombard Street, London from 1811. |
Price £375
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No.
359 Silver pair cases, verge
- Thomas
Huntington, Carlisle, 1813
This
is a large George III English silver pair cased pocket watch, in
working condition, with a verge escapement fusee movement, made around
1813.
MOVEMENT : Very clean, almost mint, gilded movement,
with blued screws and stop lever on the side of the case.
Particularly finely pierced balance cock. The movement is running
well. It is fully signed and numbered (8237).
DIAL : The
large white enamel dial, with subsidiary seconds dial, is about 46.5 mm
in diameter. No repairs but 3 hairlines and a shallow chip at
6
o'clock. The gold edge to the seconds dial has been rubbed on
the
right hand side. Blued steel hands.
INNER CASE : Hallmarks
for Birmingham 1813, maker's mark JM. The case is in very
good
condition and snaps shut nicely. The high dome bull's eye
crystal
has a few light scratches but no chips or cracks. The bow and
pendant are fine without the usual repaired join to the case.
The
silver is in very good condition with no significant scratches or dents.
OUTER
CASE : A heavy case, with matching hallmarks to the inner and
again in fine condition. The hinge and
catch are good
and the case snaps shut properly.
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Price £500
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No.
348 Silver pair cases, verge
- John Smith,
Wrexham, 1814
This
is a large George III silver pair cased pocket watch, in very good
working condition, with a verge escapement fusee movement and portrait
balance cock, made around 1814 by John Smith in Wrexham.
MOVEMENT
: Very clean, gilded movement with beautifully engraved and pierced
balance cock. Nice portrait of a gentleman in military
uniform
engraved on the balance cock. The movement is signed (Jno.
Smith,
Wrexham) and numbered (285). It is running well.
DIAL : The
white enamel dial is about 44.5 mm in diameter. It is in fine
condition with just one tiny chip on the edge at 7 and a short hairline
between 3 and 4. Otherwise no chips, hairlines or repairs.
Brass
hands.
INNER CASE : Hallmarks for Birmingham 1814, maker's mark
JM. The hinge is in good condition and the case snaps
shut
nicely. The high dome bull's eye crystal has no chips or
cracks
but some surface scratches. The bow and pendant are fine but
with
the usual repaired join to the case. This is a nice heavy
case,
in good condition with just a few scratches on the back but no dents.
OUTER
CASE : Diameter 55 mm. Matching hallmarks to the
inner. The hinge and catch are fine, though the catch release
button is worn. The case closes nicely and the silver is in
very
good condition.
Loomes lists John Smith in Wrexham from 1793 (died in 1830). |
Price £500
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No.
377 Gilt pair cases,
verge -
Nichols, Newport (Isle of
Wight), 1815
This is a large gilt brass cased pocket watch, made by Nichols of
Newport on the Isle of Wight, around 1815.
MOVEMENT
: A good quality verge fusee movement with diamond endstone.
Nicely blued screws and balance end cap. It is signed and
numbered (45675). The movement is in very fine condition,
with
the gilding still bright, and is running well.
DIAL :
The white enamel dial is about 44.25mm in diameter. It is in
almost perfect condition with just some tiny surface marks.
Unusual matching gold hands.
INNER CASE : Diameter
48mm. Maker's mark WL. The case
is in excellent
condition with no repairs or damage. The gilding is intact on
the
inside and worn around the edges and pendant on the outside.
The
high dome crystal is perfect.
OUTER CASE : Diameter 55mm.
The case is in good condition with no dents or scratches. The
hinge and catch are fine though with some wear to the catch
button. The original gilding has worn off evenly, revealing
the
brass.
Loomes lists James Nichols in Newport (Isle of Wight)
between 1814 and 1839. The style of the balance
cock
indicates that this watch is from the start of this period.
The
watch case contains three watch papers, one from Newport (IOW) and the
others from Winchester. |
Price £1850
| No. 530 Rose gold repeating cylinder – France, c1820
An
18ct rose gold cased pocket watch, with a quarter/hour repeating
cylinder movement. It was made around 1820, probably in France,
though could have been Switzerland.
MOVEMENT : Interesting
cylinder movement, incorporating an hour/quarter repeating function
which is activated by pushing down the stem. The repeater strikes
two gongs, with one chime for the hours and two for the quarters. The
repeating function can be disabled by a slide button on the side of the
case.
The movement has an English style balance cock, with
large diamond endstone. This is an unusual feature on a
Continental watch, but it is definitely the original balance cock for
this movement.
DIAL : The fine white enamel dial is about 50 mm
in diameter. There are a few light surface scratches but no other
damage or repairs. Nice Breguet type gold hands. The mineral
crystal has a couple of chips, right on the edge at 5.
CASE :
The engine turned gold case is 54 mm in diameter (excluding pendant
etc.) and weighs 123 gms (including the movement). No hallmarks but
tested as high carat gold. The gilt brass cuvette has a serial
number 748 which matches that on the gold case.
All hinges and catches are fine and both covers (and bezel) snap closed.
The
case has no repairs, but there is wear to the back where the engine
turned decoration has worn away, some wear to the pendant and some
small dents around the edge of the gold back cover. This back
cover does close, but not tightly against the band, so is slightly bent. | 
Price £2200 | No. 519 Gold repeating cylinder, parachute escapement – France, c1820
A
French 18ct rose gold cased pocket watch, with a quarter/hour repeating
cylinder movement and interesting parachute feature on the
escapement. It was made around 1820 in France.
MOVEMENT :
High quality, gilded cylinder movement. It incorporates an
hour/quarter repeating function which is activated by pushing down the
stem. The repeater strikes two gongs, with one chime for the
hours and two for the quarters. The repeating function can be disabled
by a slide button on the side of the case. The movement has a few
scratches but both watch and repeating functions are working
well.
DIAL : The silver engine turned dial is about 45mm
in diameter. There are a few scratches and minor dents around the
edge but nothing too bad. Nice Breguet type gold hands. The
mineral crystal is fine.
CASE : The engine turned gold case is
48 mm in diameter (excluding pendant etc.) and weighs 68 gms (including
the movement). There is a triple chevron mark on the case (French
mark for 18 carat gold). Also serial numbers 6016, 786 and
the initials EP. The cuvette is inscribed –
ECHAPPEMENT A CYLINDRE QUATRE TROUS EN RUBIS COMPENSATEUR ET
PARACHUTE. NO. 786
All hinges and catches are fine and
both covers (and bezel) snap closed nicely. The case is in good
condition with no damage or repairs and just even wear to the back
where the engine turned decoration has worn.
The parachute escapement was invented by Breguet in 1790 as a form of shock protection. |
Price £275
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No.
358 Silver pair cases, verge
- J.
Morgan, London, 1820
This is a George III
English silver pair cased pocket watch, in good working condition, with
a verge escapement fusee movement, made around 1820.
MOVEMENT
: Very clean, gilded movement, with blued screws. Running but
a
little fast (gaining 4 minutes per hour). It is fully signed
and
numbered (120).
DIAL : The large white enamel dial is about
45.75 mm in diameter. It is in good condition but with some
repairs around the edge (the main one at 9 o'clock).
INNER
CASE : Hallmarks for London 1820, maker's mark SB. The case
is in
very good condition and snaps shut nicely. The high dome
bull's
eye crystal has some scratches but no chips or cracks. The
bow
and pendant are fine without the usual repaired join to the
case.
The silver is in very good condition with no significant scratches or
dents.
OUTER CASE : Matching hallmarks to the inner and
again in fine condition. The hinge and
catch are good
and the case snaps shut properly.
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Price £700
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No. 422 Silver
alarm, verge -
Swiss, c1820
A rare silver cased alarm watch with a verge movement.
MOVEMENT
: The verge movement is unsigned and in wonderful condition, with the
gilding still bright and very few scratches. It is running
well
and the alarm function is working perfectly. The alarm is
wound
and set from the front and a hammer strikes the bell which is set into
the back of the case.
DIAL : The large white enamel dial is
about 47 mm in diameter. It has a couple of chips around the
centre (mainly hidden by the alarm hand), some scratches at 3 &
4
on the alarm dial and some hairlines running vertically around
3.
No repairs.
Nice matching blued steel hands and three winding squares (alarm
setting, alarm winding, watch winding).
CASE
: The good quality, heavy gauge, consular case has engine turned
decoration and is in excellent condition with no repairs. All
hinges and catches are fine. The inside of the back cover is
marked “SAS” with serial no. 6459 and chevrons (Swiss silver
mark). The inner back cover is beautifully engraved
with a
floral border. |
Price £400
| No. 505 Silver pair case, verge - Thomas Foster, Tiverton (Devon), 1822
MOVEMENT
: Gilded verge fusee movement, with engraved and pierced balance
cock. Signed and numbered “14964”. Good original condition
and running well..
DIAL : White enamel, 47.25 mm. in diameter. It is in perfect condition. Unusual gold hands..
INNER
CASE : Silver, 52.15 mm in diameter. Hallmarked for London,
1822, maker's mark WJ. Good overall condition, The hinge is
fine and the case snaps shut nicely. Good high dome crystal with
no damage.
OUTER CASE : Silver, 58.5 mm
in diameter. Matching hallmarks to the inner. Good
hinge and catch. A heavy case in very good condition.
Loomes lists Thomas Foster in Tiverton between 1823 and 1856.
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