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292-4123 Pocket watch: early deck watch with regulator dial and stop seconds, circa 1830 Ca. Ø62.5mm, ca. 193g, silver, dome signed ‘Francois Allegre & Fils à Toulon’, a lever beneath the bezel to stop the seconds, fine cylinder movement, signed and numbered enamel dial, No. 16, Breguet hands, in working order and well preserved, very rare. The watch is certainly comparable to the rare deck chronometers with regulator dials, which did not always have a chronometer escapement, but some also featured cylinder escapements or duplex escapements. 2.500 € - 3.500 €

292-4218 Carriage clock: early ceremonial carriage clock for the Chinese market, William Vale, London, c. 1780 Ca. Ø95mm, ca. 542g, gilt brass, double case, magnificent engraving, set with gemstones, smooth inner case, lever on the side to stop the center seconds hand, signed verge movement with early seconds hand, No. 1245, very well-preserved enamel dial, iron hands, movement intact, good original condition, one of the earliest English clocks for the Chinese market. 4.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4259 Pocket watch: a significant, extremely rare gold pocket watch with an automaton, John May, London, c. 1700 Approx. Ø54mm, approx. 146g, 18-carat gold, heavy gold case, early verge movement, signed John May London, gold dial with a window at the ‘12’ position, beneath which is a rotating enamel disc featuring six paintings of figures in very fine paintings, the automaton triggered by a lever on the rim, iron hands, movement intact. Gold pocket watches with automatons are extremely rare. John May was active in London from 1692. A well-known London watchmaker (member of the Clockmakers’ Company from 1692). A famous example of his work – a richly decorated silver enamelled pocket watch dating from around 1700 – is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 8.500 € - 15.000 €

292-4311 Pendant watch: Museum-quality, large Renaissance pendant watch with stackfreed, striking mechanism and sundial, South German, c. 1580 Ca. 90 × 60 mm, ca. 251 g, fire-gilt brass, the entire case is pierced. The oval bell is situated in the base. The reverse of the case depicts a mythological scene: beneath a canopy stands the Argonaut Jason with the Golden Fleece, surrounded by typical Renaissance foliage and two greyhounds. The lid is adorned with floral and figurative scenes: at the bottom are two angels blowing trumpets, above them are monkeys, followed by Renaissance-style dolphins, and the design is crowned at the top by an angel with outstretched arms. A further small lid, also pierced, is fitted in the centre (lid replaced at a later date); when opened, a horizontal sundial with a compass is visible (the compass is no longer original), and a thread is attached to the lid to cast a shadow. The compass features a silver plate with an engraved eight-part wind rose. This early timepiece is a verge movement with an alarm mechanism without a fusee (various restorations). The stackfreed is used to balance the spring force. The florally decorated spindle clasp, made of gilt brass, is secured with a pin. The two-legged iron escapement (without a hairspring) is limited in its movement by a regulating lever with two escape pins made of pig bristles. The dial, made of fire-gilt brass, features two hour scales for 1 to 12 o’clock and 13 to 24 o’clock. The border is engraved with deer and winged fantasy figures, as well as floral scenes. The rotatable silver alarm disc is mounted in the centre. The hands are made of iron. The enclosed sundial made it possible, under suitable conditions, to regulate the mechanical gear-driven clock and reset it correctly. The clock is exceptionally rare and comes from a significant German collection. Only a few comparable pieces are known, which have already fetched collector’s prices at auctions: e.g. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Dd1). 20.000 € - 60.000 €

292-4387 Travel clock: significant, museum-quality, complicated Japy Frères travel clock with songbird automaton, c. 1870 Ca. 30 cm high, with carrying handle, bronze, fire-gilt, signed and numbered movement, Japy Frères No. 4529, self-striking and repeater on bell; housed in the base is the movement for the automaton, which activates on the hour and on demand (by operating the lever in the base plate), enamelled dial, steel hands, extremely rare. The bird and its decoration are still in their original condition. The automaton activates, causing the bird to turn back and forth, but no sound is produced as the bellows are damaged. The striking mechanism also activates; the movement and the automaton require overhaul. The watch has not been used for decades and therefore requires general restoration. According to Antiquorum Geneva, only a ‘handful’ of these automatic travel watches are known to exist and are still in working order today; for example, one was auctioned in Geneva in 2012 for 62,500 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/vN5). 10.000 € - 30.000 €

294-5201 Wristwatch: substantial vintage ladies’ watch by Ebel, 18K white gold Approx. 20 cm long, ca. 57 g, manual winding, movement intact, good condition. 3.800 € - 6.000 €

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