Army & Navy, An 18ct gold minute repeating half-hunter chronograph pocket watch, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for sixty seconds and sixty hours a sweep centre seconds hand with stop and reset button in the band and numbered ‘9208’, with blued steel spade hands, the movement with split bi-metallic free-sprung compensating balance with an over-coil hairspring to the lever escapement, the repeat mechanism with two gongs, activated by a slide in the band, with the three-quarter backplate engraved ‘Army & Navy Co-Operative Society Ltd, 9208, 105, Victoria St, London, SW’, in a half-hunter case with swivel-bow blue enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and monogram, hallmarks for London 1905 and with repeat serial number and initials ‘F.T’ for the case maker Fred Thoms, 55mm diameter. * Fred Thoms, is considered one of the finest case maker’s of his generation. He developed the ‘swivel’ bow as an anti-theft device as seen on this example.
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A natural black pearl and diamond mounted circular pendant with central black button pearl approximately 9.6mm diameter, within a surround of cushion-shaped old brilliant-cut diamonds and with diamond-set suspension ring in cut-down collet settings, the diamonds estimated to weigh a total of 2.3cts
Lemaille A five minute repeating carriage clock, the eight day duration movement having a later platform lever escapement and striking the hours & half hours on a gong, with push button repeat, and having a further push button repeat for the five minutes striking on the same gong, the backplate stamped with the initials of the movement maker ‘G.L.’ within an oval, being for the maker E.G. Lemaille, along with the serial number ‘580’ and wording ‘Patent Surety Roller’, the brass Anglaise case having pierced and engraved fretwork to the dial and sides, with the dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands, height 19cm (handle up) * E.G. Lemaille of Paris was known to have invented this style of roller set on the frontplate of the movement and which prevented the star wheel inadvertently ‘flicking over’ and putting the strike out of sequence.
An early 20th Century Lachenal thirty-one button concertina, each pierced nickel plate end fitted with bone buttons and leather handles, within a fitted mahogany box with applied plaque inscribed 'H. Worsley', together with a conductor's baton and a small collection of ephemera relating to Bandmaster Alfred Worsely.
A 0.935 STANDARD SILVER KEY WIND CHRONOGRAPH, Swiss, with Roman numerals, seconds divided into fifths with Arabic numerals, gilt hands, counterbalanced centre seconds, movement with cut bimetallic compensation balance, in plain case with vacant cartouche and chronograph button in the band, 55mm dia
A SILVER KEYLESS WIND LEVER CHRONOGRAPH, Swiss, with Arabic numerals, seconds divided into fifths, subsidiary seconds dial, centre seconds, subsidiary 30 minute register, chronograph button in the crown, the movement with monometallic compensation balance, in engine turned case with vacant cartouche, 48mm dia, mm "GD" import mark London 1915
Of Golfing Interest: A 9 carat gold and enamel golf medal, Birmingham 1924, for the winner of the Bradda Cup, 1925, Port Erin Golf Club, Isle of Man, the enamel showing a golfer driving off; with a 9 carat gold button medal, Birmingham 1925 for a Medal Finalist, 1926, the Rowany Golf Club, Isle of Man, also with a golfer driving off; 12g gross . Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
A 9 carat gold cheroot cutter, London 1902; with a travelling steel folding combined knife and fork with case; two penknives; a small silver penknife; an enamelled miniature penknife and button hook; a multiblade penknife and an enamelled propelling pencil . Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
A silver dressing table set, London 1919, with engine turned decoration, comprising a hand mirror, a hair brush, another brush, button hook and shoe lift, with a similar but unassociated powder bowl; also with a silver and pink guilloche enamel dressing table set with two pairs of brushes . Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
A 19th Century Brass Travelling Inkwell & A Dunhill Tinder Pistol. The inkwell of tapered cylindrical form having a button catch to open the lid; the interior housing an ink-pot spring. The front engraved with a cartouche bordering the number 5. The Dunhill tinder pistol engraved with the inscription `with best wishes from A` 5½ ins (14 cms).
A good late 1920`s/early 1930`s Crysede linen beach jacket with long sleeves and turned back lapels, the front with five button fastening and twin pockets. Printed in a pattern of exotic trees and thatched huts in shades of coral, pink, brown and mustard on an ivory ground. Woven Crysede Limited, St Ives, Cornwall, label, sewn to the shoulder seam. (See Illustration)
Charles Frodsham. An 18ct gold hunting cased centre seconds chronograph keyless lever watch, the three-quarter plate movement signed Arnold Chas. Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, AD fmsz, no. 04258, blued steel spiral spring with overcoil, visible winding work; white enamel dial signed Chas. Frodham, 04258, AD fmsz; subsidiary seconds at 9 o`clock, the chronograph button in the milled band, the case engraved with armorial to the front dated 1888 and monogram to the back, H.M. London 1870; 56mm dia.
Nicole Nielsen & Co. A good 18ct gold hunting cased keyless lever watch, the cream enamel dial and three-quarter plate movement signed Nicole Nielsen & Co, 74 Soho Square, London, the movement also numbered 11646, in a plain 18ct case with swivel bow and hand set button on the band, H.M. London 1905, 55mm dia.

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