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292-4177 Pocket watch: early single-hand ‘oignon’ with enamel plaque, Margueritte Paris, circa 1690 Approx. 58 mm in diameter, approx. 175 g, rare version with silver case, enamelled painting on the reverse (hairline cracks professionally restored), extremely large balance bridge and, in contrast, a tiny regulating scale, very rare version, mainplate signed, verge escapement, enamelled dial, iron hands, in working order, very rare. ‘Oignons’ from this period featuring enamel painting are absolute rarities! 2.800 € - 6.000 €

292-4178 Pocket watch: A rarity, English verge watch with rock crystal clasp, Markwick, London, c. 1690 Ca. Ø56 mm, ca. 136 g, silver, double case, identical master's mark WM, extremely rare verge movement, glazed all round, pillars in the shape of eagle heads, silver clasp with rock crystal inlay and diamond endstone, signed, No. 3685, enamelled dial, iron hands, movement intact but not in all positions; an early and extremely rare London pocket watch by a prominent London watchmaker. James, or sometimes Jacobus, Markwick was recorded from 1656 to 1698 and is regarded as an ‘eminent maker’. 3.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4179 Pocket watch: early South German repoussé verge watch with repeater, Rothenfelder, circa 1720 Ca. 47 mm in diameter, ca. 99 g, silver, double case, outer case with high relief of exceptional quality, pierced design, inner case also pierced, bell, original silver dome, signed Jo. Jacob Rothenfelder Oettingen, very early verge movement with strike on bell, mainplate signed, No. 272, signed silver dial, iron hands, movement in need of cleaning/overhaul, very rare. 3.000 € - 4.500 €

292-4180 Pocket watch: impressive English triple-case pocket watch, c. 1700, Massy London, Ca. Ø64mm, ca. 191g, all cases in silver, outer case covered in tortoiseshell, signed verge movement by Henry Massy No. 3059, signed silver dial, gilt hands, movement intact and very well preserved. The French watchmaker Nicholas Massy (I), regarded as outstanding, came from Blois in France, where he became a master craftsman in 1623. He married in the same year and had three sons, all of whom also became famous watchmakers. His son Henry was recorded in London from 1692 onwards. 3.500 € - 5.000 €

292-4181 Pocket watch: extremely rare Silesian pocket watch with a false-pendulum dial and enamel painting, signed Glogau, c. 1700 Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 130g, double silver case, outer case in repoussé, outstanding, solid quality, a masterpiece of the art of repoussé case-making, signed Mauris, depicting the mythological scene ‘The war hero Marcius Coriolanus with his mother Volumnia and his wife Virgilia’, inner case smooth, case maker’s hallmark IMC with crown, extremely rare verge movement with enamelled medallion, border fire-gilt and magnificently decorated, exceptional pillars, champlevé dial with cut-out for the mock pendulum, signed ‘Glogau’ faintly legible on the edge, adjustment via the dial, date display, iron hands, movement intact, cleaning recommended, extremely rare. Marcius Coriolanus (also Gaius Marcius Coriolanus or Coriolan for short; *before 527 BC; † c. 488 BC in Antium) was, according to legend, a Roman hero and general whose pride, folly and obstinacy led to conflicts with the plebeians. He was banished from Rome and subsequently waged war against his own hometown, which he only ceased at his mother’s request. 3.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4182 Pocket watch: large ‘oignon’ with repeater, Decovigny Paris, c. 1720 Ca. Ø59mm, ca. 195g, silver case with bell and sound holes, early, signed ‘Oignon’ movement with quarter-hour repeater, very fine silver bridge, enamelled dial, later steel hands, movement intact. 3.200 € - 4.500 €

292-4183 Pocket watch: fine ‘oignon’ style with repeater, Mynuel Paris, circa 1720 Ca. 53.5 mm in diameter, ca. 150 g, smooth silver case with sound apertures, bell, fine, signed verge movement with hour and quarter-hour repeater, enamel dial, iron hands, movement intact, very good chime. 3.500 € - 5.000 €

292-4184 Pocket watch: early, fine ‘oignon’ with repeater, Le Mercier à Rouen, circa 1710 Ca. 58 mm in diameter, ca. 198 g, gilted brass, high relief, bell, signed, early ‘oignon’ movement with silver decorations, quarter-hour repeater, very fine cartouche dial, iron hands, movement intact. 3.900 € - 5.500 €

292-4185 Pocket watch: rare Munich repoussé double-cased verge watch with repetition, Torborch, c. 1730 Ca. Ø48mm, ca. 104g, 18K gold, superb case quality, inner case with bell, signed verge movement with quarter-hour repeater, enamel dial, gold hands, movement starts but requires servicing/overhaul, renowned Munich watchmaker, active from 1710. 4.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4186 Pocket watch: 20K gold verge watch with a rare relief case, Butaud a La Rochelle, circa 1750 Ca. Ø47.5mm, ca. 83g, very rare case design with high relief, floral motif of fantastic quality and condition, 20K gold, signed verge movement No. 249, signed enamel dial, gold hands, movement intact. The quality of the case is outstanding; the watch appears to have been worn very little, meaning the high relief shows hardly any wear. La Rochelle was a stronghold for renowned watchmakers such as Fonnereau and Hubert. Jean-Baptiste Butaud was an 18th-century ‘Maître horloger’ (master watchmaker) based in the historic port city of La Rochelle in France. Historical archives confirm that he lived and worked in the parish of Saint-Barthélemy on the prestigious Rue du Palais, where he crafted pocket watches and grandfather clocks typical of the 18th and early 19th centuries, marked with the signature ‘Butaud à la Rochelle’ 3.000 € - 5.000 €

292-4187 Pocket watch: gold/enamel Lepine, original Lepine Paris with virgule escapement and repeater, ca. 1770 Ca. Ø38mm, ca. 37g, 18K gold, multi-coloured enamelled bezel, patented spring-loaded lid mechanism operated by turning the pendant, dome signed ‘Lepine Horloger du Roy’, Lepine calibre with quarter-hour repeater ‘à-toc’, virgule escapement, original Enamelled dial, inscribed ‘Lepine Invenit et Fecit’, Breguet steel hands; the movement starts up but requires servicing, cleaning and adjustment. These Lepine pocket watches are extremely rare and have already fetched collector’s prices at auctions (https://www.cortrie.de/go/g7b). 2.200 € - 7.500 €

292-4188 Pocket watch: gold verge watch in as good as new condition, Le Noir Paris, c. 1760 Approx. 47mm in diameter, ca. 85g, 18K gold, engine-turned, Louis XV outer hinge, signed movement, perfectly preserved enamel dial, pink gold hands, in working order, by a significant watchmaker, a rare state of preservation. 2.500 € - 3.500 €

292-4189 Pocket watch: very fine gold and enamel verge movement with à-toc et à-tac repeater, Bertrand Paris, c. 1750 Ca. Ø48mm, ca. 104g, heavy gold case with fine sound slits and bell, enamelled flowers, verge movement signed Antoine Bertrand Paris No. 491, repetition of the hours and quarter-hours, either on the bell or as a ‘silent repetition’ via a push-button on the case rim, Enamelled dial, rare, distinctive hands, movement intact, repeater functions but requires adjustment. Antoine Bertrand was registered as a master watchmaker around 1750. 3.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4190 Pocket watch: heavy 18K verge watch, Lenoir à Lyon, circa 1750 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 102g, 18K gold, signed, fine verge movement with silver bridge, Lenoir No. 3573, signed enamel dial, gold hands, movement intact, hand train requires servicing (hand friction), notable watchmaker. 3.300 € - 4.000 €

292-4191 Pocket watch: large gold and enamel verge watch with repeater and ‘peacock’s eye’ paillons, c. 1780 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 92g, particularly heavy, high-quality 18K gold case; on the reverse, fantastic paillons enamel work which makes the case shimmer green and blue depending on the angle of the light; No. 14570, verge movement with à-toc repeater, enamelled dial (small blisters around the winding aperture), particularly beautiful gold hands; the movement runs, the repeater strikes but requires adjustment; servicing required. 3.500 € - 7.500 €

292-4193 Pocket watch: gold/enamel hunting case pocket watch with diamond setting, made for the Orient, Cairo, circa 1880 Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 67g, 14K gold, enamelled on both sides (blue enamel restored), sun symbol inlaid on the display side and set with diamonds, dome signed ‘Joseph Cohen Fournisseur de la Famille Khediviale Le Caire’ (Manufactured by Joseph Alfred Cohen, purveyor to the Khedive of Egypt), No. 3177, lever escapement, enamelled dial with Ottoman numerals, steel hands, movement intact, spring lid opens with some difficulty, cleaning recommended. 3.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4195 Pocket watch: large gold and enamel verge watch with repeater, Frères Esquivillon & Dechoudens, c. 1780 Ca. Ø47mm, ca. 82g, 18K gold, finished in two colours: pink gold and green gold, fine sound apertures, round enamel plaque on the reverse featuring unusual enamel work with matt gold decorations, similar to gold leaf, bell, signed verge movement with hour and quarter-hour repeater, No. 58232, signed enamel dial (minor chips around the winding aperture), metal hands, in working order, good chime, prominent manufacturer. 2.000 € - 4.000 €

292-4196 Pocket watch: very fine, museum-quality 4-colour verge watch with repeater, Viridet et Comp., c. 1770 Approx. 44 mm in diameter, ca. 86 g, solid, exceptionally high-quality 18-carat gold case with relief decoration, crafted in four shades of gold, signed movement with repetition of the hours and quarter-hours à-toc, signed enamel dial in outstanding condition, pink gold hands, in working order and very well preserved. 3.400 € - 5.000 €

292-4197 Pocket watch: exquisite Geneva gold and enamel verge watch with very fine painting and repeater, ca. 1780 Ca. 46 mm in diameter, 77.5 g, glazed protective case, main case in 18-carat gold, finished in four colours, top-quality enamel painting on the reverse, finest tone slits, bell, verge movement with quarter-hour repeater, movement and dial signed ‘Bordier Geneve’, No. 28014, enamelled dial, gold hands, in very good visual condition; technically, the movement requires a service; striking mechanism intact. Repetition can be set either to sound the bell or as a ‘silent repetition’ via the case button (operated by touch); rare, by a prominent Geneva watchmaker. 3.200 € - 5.000 €

292-4198 Pocket watch: attractive, large Rococo gold and enamel verge watch, circa 1760, Baillon, Paris Ca. Ø44.5 mm, ca. 67 g, 18-carat gold, so-called ‘genre painting’ on the reverse depicting a family in the kitchen, signed verge movement, enamel dial, diamond-set hands, movement requires servicing (chain broken). 3.500 € - 4.500 €

292-4200 Wristwatch: vintage 18K Omega Electronic Chronometer, Calibre 1250 Ca. Ø35.5mm, solid 18K gold case, tuning-fork movement, gold-plated dial, date, center seconds, leather strap with Omega buckle, in working order, very good, pre-owned condition. 1.800 € - 2.500 €

292-4203 Horizontal sundial with compass, original box, Butterfield type, c. 1710, Bion Paris Approx. 71 x 63 mm, brass, gilt, signed, with original box, which, however, no longer closes; sundial in good condition. Nicolas Bion (c. 1652–1733) was a famous French mathematician and engineer. He worked as a royal purveyor of mathematical instruments to Louis XIV and Louis XV. 500 € - 1.500 €

292-4204 Rare miniature sundial with compass and calendar, Nuremberg, dated 1732 Ca. 52 x 40 mm, attributed to the Karner family of Nuremberg; thread missing. Members of the Karner family of Nuremberg were compass-makers for generations. This sundial probably originated from one of the three sons of Conrad Karner (II), who died in 1687, who practised the craft until the late 18th century. 700 € - 1.500 €

292-4205 Sundial: a significant, early ivory folding sundial, attributed to C. Bloud, Dieppe, c. 1680 Ca.8.5 x 7.5 cm, ivory, folding, compass, base featuring an annual calendar and corresponding zodiac signs, inside of lid featuring various cities and their corresponding geographical data, good condition. An expert report exempting the item from the ban on sale is available! Charles Bloud was one of the most significant makers of ivory sundials. A particularly fine Charles Bloud folding ivory sundial is held in the collection of the Mathematical-Physical Salon in Dresden, and another in the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen. A further four sundials are held in the collection of the British Museum. The Museo Poldi Pezzoli houses a large collection of sundials, including ivory sundials from Dieppe (Seine-Maritime). 2.500 € - 5.000 €

292-4206 Pendent watch: rare square pendant watch, circa 1640 Ca. 39 x 39 mm, square brass case with silver decorations, square movement with verge escapement, balance wheel, gut string, no hairspring, single-hand, iron hands, movement requires overhaul. 5.500 € - 8.500 €

292-4207 Pendent watch: notable, extremely rare book-shaped watch, probably circa 1650 Ca. 52 x 37 mm, ca. 105 g, gilted and silver, exquisitely detailed workmanship, monogram A.R., early rectangular movement with verge escapement, balance, no hairspring, silver decorations, silver clasp, gut string replaced by a chain, sun-shaped dial, iron hands, visually very well preserved, movement complete but in need of overhaul, extremely rare. 6.900 € - 15.000 €

292-4208 Pendent watch: highly decorative oval Renaissance-style pendant watch, probably circa 1700, with rock crystal case Ca. 59 x 44 mm, ca. 110 g, gold-gilt brass and rock crystal, oval verge movement with balance, without hairspring, ornate oval dial, glazed, iron hands, movement intact. 4.000 € - 7.000 €

292-4209 Pendent watch: early heart-shaped watch, 17th/18th century, a rarity Ca. 43 x 43 mm, heart-shaped brass case, glazed on both sides, fully removable heart-shaped movement, verge escapement, silver dial, iron hands, plates magnificently decorated and gilt, movement intact. This is thought to be a 17th-century watch that was modernised to a two-hand design in the 18th century. Heart-shaped pendant watches are extremely rare. 3.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4210 Table clock: an exceptionally magnificent Renaissance-style ‘chest’ clock, probably from Nuremberg, circa 1700 Silver case, hinged chest, exceptionally magnificent decoration; inside the lid, the clock features rectangular plates, a balance, no hairspring, iron hands; the balance wheel turns but requires adjustment; a unique, museum-quality collector’s item. The clock is signed ‘Sebald Schwarz Nürnberg’, a well-known Nuremberg clockmaker of the 16th century. As this clock was made around 1700, the signature can only be a tribute to him, perhaps crafted by a grandson of his who was a clockmaker around 1700. 6.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4211 Hip flask/bottle with concealed watch, silver, probably from southern Germany, circa 1800 Approx. 12 cm high, ca. 452 g, silver, superb repoussé work, upper section in the shape of a flask, lower section containing a concealed watch and two enamel plaques, unsigned, verge escapement, movement intact. 2.000 € - 6.000 €

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