Gruber, Vienna. A fine and rare continental gold key wind concealed watch in the form of a perfume bottle with polychrome enamel and pearl decorationDate: Circa 1800Movement: Gilt full plate fusée verge, plain 3-arm balance, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulationDial: White enamel, black Roman numerals, black outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2, blued steel spade handsCase: Continental gold in the form of a perfume bottle, engraved and decorated with polychrome enamel and foliate designs, pinched waist with ring of pearls with chain and enamel ring, enamel and pearl tassels to the top and painted polychrome enamel Roman scene of a pair of loversSigned: MovementSize: 26mm x 41mmFootnotes:As a field, novelty timepieces can be traced as far back as the 15th Century and were created to amuse wealthy courtiers and nobles as well as pacify foreign dignitaries. This creative arm of watchmaking is vast and over the century's timepieces have found their way into nearly every inanimate object that can be thought of. Their ultimate form has only been limited by the imagination of their maker and in some cases that seems to have been infinite. From pistols, walking canes and scent flasks to spyglasses, telescopes and perfume bottles, such as the present lot, the variety of concealed watches makes them a fascinating subsection of horology to collect.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Jaeger-LeCoultre. A stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch with world timeModel: Master Compressor Extreme World ChronographReference: 150.8.22Date: Purchased 15th August 2006Movement: 41-jewel Cal.752 automaticDial: Black, luminous baton hour markers, Arabic numeral 6 and 12, raised black outer ring with the names of 24 cities, inner silvered and white ring for 24-hour indication, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for 30 minute and 12 hour recording, fan-form sector for continuous seconds at 6, date aperture between 4 and 5, polished baton hands with luminous inserts, white centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished 3 part case, polished bezel, integrated lugs, world time adjusting crown at 10, signed crown flanked by twin buttons, No.0919Strap/Bracelet: Black Jaeger-LeCoultre rubberBuckle/Clasp: Steel buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 46mm Accompaniments: Jaeger-LeCoultre box, Certificate of GuaranteeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Sheraton period mahogany oval Pembroke table, c.1800, crossbanded in rosewood with ebony line inlaid decoration, on tapering square legs and brass barrel castors,108cm wide84.5cm deep72cm highCondition report: Old restoration with veneer repairs to the hinge edge of one drop flap, an old shrinkage crack to the top with later brass ring handles
A massive Buckingham Palace garden party table,20th century, the sectional top with a limed finish on ring turned tapering legs,308cm diameter72cm highAs featured on 'Salvage Hunters: The Restorers' (Discovery Network - Quest).Condition report: Knocks and losses. Traces of worm. Some fading and weathering. Appears slightly sunken in the middle. Alteration and repair. Restored as per catalogue description.
A table clock by William Robins of London,late 17th century, the arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, strike/silent and mock pendulum aperture, supporting a twin-train repeating and striking movement and an engraved backplate, in an ebonised caddy top case with pierced brass sides and gilt metal feet, the reverse of the dial is on an engraved map plate,53cm highCondition report: Small carver moulding missing to dial door.Old repairs to eboniseing on hood.Rear door warped, lock missing.Damage to ? above lock.Brass frets missing to rear door.Wear and tear.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY IRISH DISH RING of conventional spool form, the sides pierced and embossed with birds, scrolls and festoons of fruit and a vacant cartouche, by Sharman D. Neill (of Belfast), with Dublin hallmarks for 1912; 8" (20 cms) diameter; 8.8 oz
A MIXED LOT:- A cased set of six modern "slip top" coffee spoons, an Egyptian bowl, a waiter, a pair of small toast racks, a Continental sugar caster with import marks for London 1904, a mug, inscribed, a napkin ring, initialled, and an unmarked, hand-made spoon with a stone-set terminal; the latter 5" (12.7 cms); 39 oz (9)
A CONTEMPORARY LIMITED EDITION CADDY SPOON in commemoration of the late John D. Norie (founder of the Society of Caddy Spoon Collectors) with a part-covered bowl and a tug boat & buoy on the terminal, by Michael Softley, London 2005, together with two George III caddy spoons with ring handles and inset filigree panels, both by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1806; the contemporary spoon 2.8" (7.2 cms) long; 1.5 oz (3)
NAPKIN RINGS:- A single napkin ring (boxed), a cased pair of pierced napkin rings, initialled, a cased pair of plain napkin rings, twenty other napkin rings (including two pairs), another with an ivory liner, many with initials/ dedications, a cased pair of plated napkin rings and a plated napkin ring with initials, a rabbit & a napkin ring box; the latter 5.3" (13.5 cms) long; 17 oz weighable silver (lot)
A MIXED LOT:- A late Victorian vesta case engraved with a penny piece on one side & "24th May", and the portrait of a smoker on the other, a sugar caster, a Chinese filigree card case, another card case, initialled, a reeded vesta case, a stamp case, a napkin ring, initialled, two small boxes and two pin dishes; the caster 6.6" (16.8 cms) high; 13.3 oz (11)
A CHINESE NAPKIN RING with dragons in relief, a Chinese pepperette, a Chinese bracelet, a set of eleven cocktail sticks with coloured hardstone terminals, a set of five filigree-decorated forks and a spoon, and a fob, inscribed; the latter 1.35" (3.5 cms) long; 8.3 oz (21)
THREE GEORGE III MOUNTED CUT-GLASS ITEMS (From an inkstand); two bottles and a box with a hinged cover and acorn finial, by Philip Rundell, London 1818, together with a small circular chamberstick (also from an instand), with detachable nozzles, and ring handle, by Mathew Boulton, Birmingham 1805, with later conical snuffer; the chamberstick 3.2" (8 cms) diameter; 5.9 oz weighable silver (4)
A MIXED LOT:- An Edwardian mother of pearl-mounted folding fruit knife and "patent" orange peeler, Sheffield 1902, a mother of pearl-mounted folding fruit knife, a wine label, a napkin ring, a cocktail swizzle-stick, an Edwardian magnifying glass with folding handle, two antique and two modern caddy spoons and a pencil; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) long; 3.25 oz weighable silver (lot)
A MIXED LOT:- A pedestal cream jug, three specimen vases (loaded bases), a small engraved goblet, a toast rack, a napkin ring, a mustard pot, a mounted glass toilet bottle (hinge pin A/F), a French fish slice, a skewer, a pair of salad servers, a mounted steel button hook by Liberty & Co., a pickle fork, eleven other spoons and a pair of sugar tongs; the goblet 4.7" (12 cms) high; 24.5 oz weighable silver (lot)
A MIXED LOT:- Two small early 20th century mounted shell dishes, a pair of early Victorian embossed circular salts, a card case, monogrammed, a George III vinaigrette, a napkin ring, initialled "G", a small oblong dressing table box, a Norwegian silvergilt and blue enamel pill box, and an enamelled copper patch box; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 11 oz weighable silver (10)
A VICTORIAN VESTA CASE engraved in the aesthetic manner with finches and bamboo foliage one one side and a crane & foliage on the other, by Sampson Mordan, London 1886, together with an Edwardian snuff box with an engraved cover, a late Victorian engraved vesta case, a horseshoe napkin ring, a French circular compact, a plated monkey brooch and matching earrings; the aesthetic vesta 2" (5 cms) long; 5.7 oz weighable silver (8)
A brass wirework square parrot cage: with slightly domed top and central brass ring handle, having interior brass half round feeding receptacles and sliding tray base, 48cm (1ft 7in) square, 87cm (2ft 10 1/4in) high, on a mahogany rectangular whatnot stand with square chamfered uprights, 51cm (1ft 8in) wide, 103cm (3ft 4 1/2in) high
John Donald. A 9ct gold and green tourmaline pendant/brooch and ring: each of openwork free-form design with textured and high polished surfaces, claw-set with a single round green tourmaline, maker's stamp J.A.D for John Donald, London, the brooch/pendant 1965, the ring 1966, together with a trace-link chain and case stamped 'John Donald'.
Georg Jensen. A silver pendant necklace design number 4: the pendant with oval cabochon of beaded surround beneath leaf design tops, the reverse with maker's mark and on attached chain, the bolt ring with London import marks for 1981, approximately 70cm overall length of necklace, 21gms gross weight.
A Victorian gold and cabochon amethyst pendant locket on chain: with central oval cabochon amethyst approximately 18mm long x 14.5mm wide in a foil-backed rub-over setting within a beaded frame and opening to reveal a glazed locket compartment with jump ring hanger, 22mm wide overall x 36mm long overall including jump ring hanger, 11.48gms gross weight together with a 19th Century gold chain necklace of snake-like scale linking and barrel-shaped clasp, approximately 11.3gms gross weight.
A sapphire and diamond cocktail cluster ring: circa 1950 with central oval blue sapphire 10.7mm long x 8.1mm wide, approximately 3.3cts in four-claw setting within a surround of brilliant and baguette-cut diamonds estimated to weigh a total of 2.0cts, sizing beads to shanks, reads ring size 'H 1/2' on sizing mandrel.
An Art Deco emerald and diamond rectangular cluster ring: with central emerald-cut emerald approximately 7.5mm long x 5.0mm wide in a four-claw setting within a border of baguette-cut diamonds with 'eight-cut' diamond corners and diamond three-stone shoulders, ring size R 1/2.

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