Time Piece - Sellingantiques.co.uk

Time Piece

Boulle Backwind Mantel Timepiece

Boulle Backwind Mantel Timepiece with White Enamel Dial. Dimensions : H-25 (cm)

Silver Timepiece.

Circular silver mounted timepiece, engine turned border with wooden easel back. Birmingham. 1930. James Deakin & Sons.

A lovely English/Swiss Hallmarked 1907 silver and tortoiseshell bedroom 8-day strut timepiece

A lovely English/Swiss Hallmarked 1907 silver and tortoiseshell bedroom 8-day strut timepiece by William Communs retailed by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, the superb silver and tortoiseshell case with very fine engraved silver inlay to front panel in the form of flowers and foliage, the top keyless wound fine quality Swiss 8-day pocket watch type movement with lever escapement and bimetallic compensated balance, the perfect white enamel dial signed Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh with black Roman numerals and subsidary seconds, circa 1907 5" x 4" x 1.5"

A miniature Swiss hallmarked silver and blue translucent enamel boudoir timepiece

A miniature Swiss hallmarked silver and blue translucent enamel boudoir timepiece, the arrow-head shape UN-damaged blue translucent enamel and silver case with panels of translucent blue enamel over engine turning, the Swiss miniature 8-day timepiece movement with jewelled lever escapement, the gilt dial with black Arabic numerals, circa 1920 2.5"(high)

A unusual fine quality medium sized silver plated brass and white marble late 19th century French desk compendium timepiece

A unusual fine quality medium sized silver plated brass and white marble late 19th century French desk compendium timepiece with swivelling ring type carrying handle, the original well preserved oval shaped silvered brass case containing a French spring driven 8-day clock with platform escapement, the painted white enamel dials with black Roman numerals and blued moon type, circa 1900 7” x 6” x 2 ½”

A small size turn of the century English/French 8-day Goliath silver London hallmarked WC timepiece

A small size turn of the century English/French 8-day Goliath silver London hallmarked WC timepiece, the folding leather case on stand with silver front hallmarked London for 1909, WC, the Swiss 8-day keyless wound watch movement with lever escapement, the white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals signed 8-day 3.5” x 3” x 1”

A English/French late 19th century silver plated stylish timepiece mantle clock

A English/French late 19th century silver plated stylish timepiece mantle clock, the English rectangular arch shaped silver plated case with silver plated beads running along the front side panels, the signed and numbered French late 19th century 8-day timepiece movement with original cylinder escapement signed with a Lion the back plate, the signed white convex enamel dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel spade type hands contained within a polished brass bezel with convex glass, circa 1900 8” x 10” x 3”

An early 20th Century pewter and enamelled Timepiece

An early 20th Century pewter and enamelled Timepiece, retailed by Liberty & Co, design by Archibald Knox, the circular brass movement by Lenzkirch, with lever platform escapement, to a mottled blue and green enamelled dial with brass chapter ring and blue Roman numerals and gilt spade hands, in a stylised case with rounded three sided surround over tree trunks flanking a vacant space with a hinged long door to the back with applied ring keeper and original winding key, stamped to the base with the Liberty Number 0371, circa 1903.9 ¼ ” x 4 ¼ ” x 2”

A very good condition 8-day Birmingham hallmarked 1913 silver timepiece clock

A very good condition 8-day Birmingham hallmarked 1913 silver timepiece clock, the rectangular shaped silver Birmingham hallmarked case with a scroll shaped carrying handle raised on 4-bun feet, the French 8-day movement with the original silvered English lever escapement, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel spade type hands, circa 1913 3” x 2” x 2”

An Edwardian hallmarked silver 8-day strut timepiece clock

An Edwardian hallmarked silver 8-day strut timepiece clock, the round shaped strut case containing a Swiss 8-day pocket watch, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, circa 1908 5-inches round 6-inches high

A very fine quality London hallmarked silver lancet shaped 8-day timepiece clock

A very fine quality London hallmarked silver lancet shaped 8-day timepiece clock by William Communs, circa 1907, the lancet shaped case with hallmarked silver fish-scale side panels covered with blue silk, the French 8-day signed and numbered timepiece movement with cylinder escapement, the convex white enamel dial with blue Gothic Roman numerals and gothic shaped blued steel hands.

A late 19th century French miniature silver plated and ivory carriage clock timepiece

A late 19th century French miniature silver plated and ivory carriage clock timepiece, the rectangular shaped case with an ivory top panel and shaped carrying handle sitting on an ivory base with bun feet, the French 8-day timepiece movement with platform escapement, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals contained within a silver mask, circa 1900, 4” x 1 ¾” x 1 ½”

A fine quality Sheffield Silver Rococo shaped English/French Sheffield hallmarked for 1901 Silver turn of the 20th century repousse carriage timepiece

A fine quality Sheffield Silver Rococo shaped English/French Sheffield hallmarked for 1901 Silver turn of the 20th century repousse carriage timepiece, the heavily cast Rococo shaped repousse English silver Sheffield hallmarked case of rectangular form decorated with Rococo repousse work to the entire case including the back door surmounted by a rococo shaped carrying swing handle sitting on bun 4-small bun type feet, the French 8-day timepiece movement with original English lever platform escapement with cut BI-metallic balance, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, circa 1901, 3.5" x 2.5" x 2" x5" (with handle raised)

A rare miniature carriage timepiece in an ivory case

A rare miniature carriage timepiece in an ivory case with carved beaded pillars and ivory side and back panels with relief carvings of flowers and there is an oval top glass and ivory beaded carrying handle. The enamel dial has roman numerals and delicate blue steel hands. The 8 day French movement has an 11 jewel lever platform escapement. The miniature comes with a velvet lined red leather carrying case. Height 8.5cms

A very original second half of the 19th century lacquered brass Sir Walter Scott Memorial Skeleton timepiece

A very original second half of the 19th century lacquered brass Sir Walter Scott Memorial Skeleton timepiece under glass dome with original rosewood base, attributed to William Frederick Evans of Handsworth, the typical spired frame with four buttresses and a cast figure of Sir Walter Scott and his dog, the finely pierced silvered chapter ring with Gothic Roman numerals and trefoil hands, the 8-day single chain fusee movement with six spokes wheels, maintaining power and vertically mounted English type lever platform escapement, the plain gilt three arm monometallic balance, circa 1860, contained under a perfect large size original oval shaped glass dome sitting on a figured rosewood base with bun feet, In 1850 Evans produced his famous skeleton clock which was based on the Scott Memorial. This was shown at the great exhibition 1851 and is now in the city museum and art gallery. The clock proved to be extremely popular and he started to produce them in limited numbers. Even though the original was a two train with balance wheel and had a relatively detailed frame and marble base, those that were produced after varied greatly, 26” x 15” x 9”

A second half of the 19th century lacquered brass Sir Walter Scott Memorial Skeleton timepiece

A second half of the 19th century lacquered brass Sir Walter Scott Memorial Skeleton timepiece by Evans of Handsworth sitting on a carrera white marble rectangular base mounted on an original cut brass inlayed rosewood plinth attributed to William Frederick Evans of Handsworth, the typical spired frame with four buttresses and the cast figures of Sir Walter Scott and his dog and pierced silvered chapter ring with fancy roman numerals and trefoil hands, the single chain fusee movement with six spokes wheels and vertically mounted English type lever platform escapement with plain gilt three arm monometallic balance and Harrison type maintaining power, circa 1860, In 1850 Evans produced his famous skeleton clock which was based on the Scott Memorial. This was shown at the great exhibition 1851 and is now in the city museum and art gallery. The clock proved to be extremely popular and he started to produce them in limited numbers. Even though the original was a two train with balance wheel and had a relatively detailed frame and marble base, those that were produced after varied greatly, 15" x 9" x 6"