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Click here to subscribeA unusual late Victorian silver mounted glass scent bottle by Charles & George Asprey, London 1891, retailed by Leuchars, Piccadilly, cylindrical with plain mounts, the gilt interior with a scent bottle stopper with a silver gilt cover, etched ‘Rd. 148740’, ‘Modele depose No. 6450’ and ‘Germany Rd. No. 2522’, 10cm (4in) high
A William IV mahogany travelling toilet set with silver mounted fittings by Archibald Douglas, London 1832-35, fitted with six silver covered glass boxes, a plated shaving brush, four bottles and a tray of ivory and steel implements including two razors, two scissors, a penknife and other items, mostly engraved ‘M.B.’, the mahogany case with brass banding, corners and concealed handles, engraved with a crest, a mirror inside the cover, the lock stamped ‘Bramah 124 Piccadilly’, 30.5cm (12in) wide. The punning crest of BARNARD of Bartlow, Cambridgeshire. Sir John Barnard, Lord Mayor of London in 1737, is recorded having a whole bear on his shield and half a bear for his crest. His motto was BEAR AND FORBEAR.
* A Cape gold small two part buckle by Johannes Casparus Lotter (active 1811-1823), Cape Town, circa 1815, each side chased with a diced roundel and scroll borders with a matted ground, 4cm (1.5in) wide. Welz, Stephan ‘Cape Silver’ Cape Town 1976, p. 136 for a brief biography and p. 150 for the marks
Aubert & Capt., Geneve, an enamel and gold pocket watch, circa 1880, no. 8547, the four piece hinged case with silver engraved dial engraved with a dog and fauna, gold Breguet hands, and jewelled cylinder bar movement, the case 3.9cm diameter, the back cover with a chased and champlevé enamel border to a red guilloche enamel background painted with flowers at the centre
Astar Watch Co., a silver and enamel pendant watch, circa 1930, ref. 864, no. 1571864, the blue guilloche and cream enamel case and crown with silvered dial, Arabic numerals, blued skeleton hands, 15 jewel Swiss oval movement, the case 2.9cm long, suspended from a gilt metal and paste set pin by a chain
Makepeace, London, a silver gilt and enamel open faced pocket watch, circa 1800, the two piece hinged case stamped with incuse makers mark IM, a blue and white enamel and engine turned back cover, a white enamel dial, Arabic numerals and gold arrow hands, the verge fusee movement with cylindrical pillars, pierced and engraved balance cock and diamond endstone, the case 4.3cm diameter, the key attached by a short curb link chain
W.Kipling, London, a Georgian silver pair cased hour repeating pocket watch, 1705-37, the two piece hinged case with white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minute divisions, and blued steel beetle and poker hands, the verge fusee movement with cylindrical pillar, dial false plate and repeating barrel engraved with acanthus leaf design, pierced balance cock with a D shaped foot engraved with mask, three arm steel balance, undersprung balance spring, silvered regulator disc, and hours repeating on bell, the inner case pierced and engraved around the band with birds amongst foliage, and with a cartouche at the bottom and at the pendant, each engraved with buildings, the outer case pierced and chased with foliate scrolls and engraved with a coat of arms. See Baillie, ‘Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World’, 1929, p.180.. The arms are identified for Baron Jastrzemblec de Borowski (Poland, Austria). See Rietstap, J.B. ‘Armorial General’ 2nd edn. (1884) p.1037.
J.R. Arnold, 84 Strand, London, a silver open faced pocket chronometer, London 1841, no. 6218, the three piece hinged case with a white dial, fine black Roman numerals, gold spade hands and a subsidiary seconds dial, the half plate key wind chronometer with Earnshaw detent escapement, the case 5.5cm diameter, in a wooden three section deck box
* Carlo Ferrara, Regolatore, a gentleman’s stainless steel wristwatch, the three piece screw down case with skeleton crystal back, the textured silvered dial with outer tachymeter scale, two retrograde ‘dance of time’ dials running hours and minutes, black Arabic and baton numerals, silver sword hands, and a magnified date aperture, the 21 jewel Carlo Ferrara automatic movement cal. ETA 2892A2, the case 4.5cm including lugs, to a stainless steel block link bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp
* Franck Muller, Chronograph, a gentleman’s 18 carat white gold wristwatch, circa 2000, no. 17, 6870CC AT, the two piece screwed down case with two push buttons, a silver engine turned dial, black Arabic and baton numerals, a date aperture, blued steel spade hands, the 37 jewel Franck Muller automatic chronograph movement adjusted to five positions, cal.1185, the case 4.7cm including lugs, on a black crocodile Franck Muller strap
A Georgian citrine single stone ring, circa 1750, the large oval mixed cut citrine claw set in a foil backed cut down gold backed silver fluted collet, above trifurcated scroll shoulders on a slightly tapered gold chased open work scroll shank, finger size H
A George I gold, diamond and rock crystal heart locket pendant, dated 1726, the central heart shaped locket with a rock crystal top with facetted edges, within a border of cushion shaped old cut diamonds, mounted in gold backed silver, engraved to the reverse ‘N. Acton Born Octbr. ye 23 1726’, 2.3cm long overall
A Georgian ruby and diamond cluster ring, circa 1800, the central cushion shaped ruby claw set in an open backed cut down collet within a surround of cushion shaped old cut diamonds, mounted in gold backed silver above stirrup shaped shoulders, finger size Q (with inner sizing band)
A Georgian gold and diamond three stone ring, circa 1750, the central cushion shaped old cut diamond claw set in a fluted gold closed back mount flanked by two smaller cushion shaped old cut diamonds in silver closed back settings in bifurcated scroll shoulders, to a gold chased scroll shank, finger size L
A Georgian amethyst and diamond cluster ring, circa 1780, the central oval foil backed amethyst claw set in a gold rub over closed back collet within a scroll surround of eight cushion shaped old cut diamonds, mounted in gold backed silver, above chased gold shoulders, finger size K
An Edwardian gem set ‘Suffragette’ colours pendant, circa 1905, the central oval mixed cut peridot claw set within an open scrolled mount of rose cut diamonds with circular cut amethyst accents and an oval mixed cut amethyst drop, mounted in gold backed silver with a rose cut diamond pendant loop, 5.2cm long overall
A late Victorian yellow sapphire, ruby and diamond ring, circa 1880, the central cushion shaped mixed cut yellow sapphire rub over set between two oval mixed cut rubies to either side, in a tapering mount set with old cut and rose cut diamonds with palmette ends, mounted in gold backed silver above bifurcated shoulders, finger size M
A late Victorian turquoise and diamond brooch, circa 1900, designed as an abstract foliate spray, the central turquoise cabochon rub over set in an open work spray of old brilliant and old cut diamonds, approximately 1.20 carats total, mounted in gold backed silver, 3.8cm long
A late Victorian garnet and diamond target cluster brooch, circa 1890, the central old cut diamond within a surround of heart shaped cabochon garnets within an open work target mount of old cut diamonds and heart shaped cabochon garnets, mounted in gold backed silver with a removable brooch fitting, 2.7cm wide
A late Victorian diamond target cluster brooch/pendant, circa 1880, the central cluster set with cushion shaped old cut diamonds above a Greek key border of cushion shaped old cut diamonds and palmette motifs at the cardinal points, with a removable old cut diamond pear shaped drop and quatrefoil pendant loop, approximately 9.50 carats total, mounted in gold backed silver with a removable brooch fitting to the reverse, 8.7cm long overall, in a later fitted red leather bound Collingwood case
A late Victorian diamond crescent bar brooch, circa 1890, the two row crescent set throughout with graduated old cut diamonds around a bouton pearl, mounted in gold backed silver on a knife edge bar with old cut diamond terminals 4.6cm long, in a red leather bound fitted case; and a 6mm pearl stick pin. Please note the pearls are untested and unwarranted as natural pearls.
A late 19th century bouton pearl and diamond bracelet, circa 1890, the tapered articulated bracelet set along the length with 12 4mm to 6mm bouton pearls with old cut brilliant cut diamonds between and old brilliant and old cut diamond edges, approximately 8.00 carats total, mounted in gold backed silver, to a concealed box snap clasp with unidentified control marks, 16.7cm long, in a later fitted case. Please note the pearls are untested and unwarranted as natural pearls
A mid-19th Century Continental silver and mother-of-pearl mounted cut glass preserve pot, cover and stand, possibly Russian, the cover with reeded mother-of-pearl knop finial above a segmented mother-of-pearl canopy panel, the cylindrical body with cut and polished panels, on an octagonal stand, the cover interior inscribed `...Doctor M.E. Lubenthal...Odessa 1842`, height approx 14cm.
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