Pocket watches for sale -  1775 - 1799

 

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No. 170          Somerall                  London        1777

Silver pair cases, inner hallmarked for London 1777, repousse outer, painted dial.

 

Dial 36mm, outer case 49.5mm.

Condition : Cases - pendant reattached, some wear to the repousse but no holes. Some bruises to inner.

Dial - repair at 6 o'clock and small edge chip at 2 o'clock.

    

£650 

  

  

No. 148          George Booth          London        1780

Silver pair cases, matching London hallmarks for 1780, verge movement, polychrome dial.

 

Dial 37mm,   Outer case 51.5mm.

Condition : Cases - pendant reattached, slight dent to release button, bruises to back of outer. Inner case doesn't snap shut.  Dial - a couple of light surface scratches.

£650
  

No. 215          Morton                     London        1780

Silver pair cases, matching hallmarks for London 1780, verge movement.

 

Dial 35mm, Outer case 47mm.

Condition : Cases - pendant reattached. Catches not working. Dial - edge repair at 3 o'clock. 4 light hairlines from centre and between 2 and 4.

£325
  

No. 287          William Pybus          London       c1780

Gilt case, complicated verge movement, double dial with centre seconds, date, regulation, and mood phases.

 

Dials 43.5mm & 41.5mm, Case 60.5mm

Condition : Dial (moon phase) - light hairline from centre towards 6, Dial (signed) - hairlines from winding square to hour centre, to 48 second mark and to 33 second mark.

£3500
  

No. 268          Fox & Son                London       c1780

Gilt glazed consular case, paste set bezels and glazed exhibition back , 6 spoke balance, pierced barrel cap, verge movement.

 

Dial 36.5mm, Case 49mm

Condition : Case - light and even wear to gilding, movement catch absent.  Dial - tiny flakes around winding hole.

£750
  

No. 237          George Goodman     London       c1780

Miniature gilt brass consular case, verge movement.

 

Dial 28mm, Case 39mm

Condition : Case - some wear to the gilding on the back.

£600
  

No. 156          Robert Stevenson   Skelton        c1780

Gilt brass consular case, verge movement, polychrome calendar dial.

 

Dial 37.5mm,   case 48mm.

Condition : Cases - minor wear to gilding on back. Movement - wheel missing from calendar work, under dial (see photo).

 

£600
  

No. 279          Charles Boyick       London        1781

Silver gilt & shagreen pair cases, inner hallmarked for London, 1781, verge movement.

 

Dial 37.5mm, Outer 51mm

Condition : Cases - even wear to gilding on inner, three small areas on loss to shagreen on outer. Dial - light surface scratches, two light hairlines at 3 o'clock and small edge chip at 1 o'clock.

£750
  

No. 265          John Martin            London        1781

Silver pair cases, hallmarked for London, 1781, repousse outer, verge movement

 

Dial 36.5mm, Outer case 50mm

Condition : Dial - surface scratches and two light hairlines at 2 o'clock.

£750
  

No. 247          Thomas Gould        London        1782

Gilt and silver gilt pair cases, hallmarked of silver gilt inner for London 1782, verge movement, engraved outer, signed dial.

 

Dial 35mm, Outer case 48mm

Condition : Dial - hairlines around edge between 3 and 6.

£600
  

No. 111          John Darby             London        1785

Silver pair cases, matching London hallmarks for 1785, verge movement, polychrome dial.

 

Dial 38mm, outer case 51.5mm.

Condition : Cases - pendant reattached, catch release button worn. Dial - small edge chip at 4 o'clock.

 

£750
  

No. 178          James Leslie          London        1785

Miniature gilt brass pair cases, verge movement (dated 1785).

 

Dial 33mm, outer case 44.5mm.

Condition : Cases - some wear to gilding of pendant. Inner case doesn't snap shut.

£600
  

No. 269          Samson                  London        1788

Silver pair cases, hallmarked for London, 1788, repousse outer, champleve dial, verge movement

 

Dial 36.5mm, Outer case 50.5mm

Condition : Cases - pendant reattached and light bruises on inner, wear to button on outer.

£1000
  

No. 160          John Smith            Coventry     1790

Silver pair cases, matching hallmarks for Birmingham 1790, verge movement with working calendar.

 

Dial 38.5mm, outer case 53mm.

Condition : Dial - small repaired chip at 2 o'clock.

 

£650
  

No. 270        Richard Gilkes       Devizes       1792

Gilt pair cases, memorial dial, calendar verge movement, signed and dated dustcap

Dial 43mm, Outer case 53.5mm

Condition : Cases : pendant reattached, light wear to gilding on inner, outer catch button worn. Dial - scratch at 9 o'clock and small chip at centre, hidden by calendar hand.

£850
  

No. 214          Edward Hemmen   London       1795

Silver pair cases, matching London hallmarks for 1795, verge movement

 

Dial 39.5mm, Outer case 52.5mm

Condition : Cases - pendant reattached, opening button worn. Dial - slight wear to numerals at 5 o'clock.

£375
  

No. 284          Robert Johnson    Dublin         1797

Silver pair cases, matching London hallmarks for 1797, verge movement.

 

Dial 45mm, Outer case 55.5mm

Condition : Cases - some wear to outer case release button. Dial - a few very minor chips around the edge, no repairs.

£550

 

                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                  

    

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