Verge escapement

1046 A verge escapement is the oldest escapement.

Very fine French 20K gold and enamel verge watch Circa 1750
Gold and enamel verge watch by Pierre Michau – A very fine French 20 carat gold and enamel open faced verge pocket watch, The Rose, circa 1750. Fire gilt verge movement. White enamel dial with Arabic hours and outer minute divisions, probably original hands. Case segmentally engraved, polychrome…
Diameter
45 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.250
Year sold
2020
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Swiss gold enamel and diamond set lady’s pendant watch Circa 1640
Gold single handed verge watch – Exceptionally fine and equally rare Swiss gold, enamel and diamond set pre balance spring lady’s pendant watch with a single hand and integral ribbon jewel, circa 1640. A curved band, the body overlaid with deep green basse taille enamel and an outer…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 36.600
Year sold
2011 GN
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English silver watch with date and glazed balance cock Circa 1695
Silver verge watch with date – An English pocket watch with date in silver pair cases, circa 1695. Full plate fire gilt movement with beautiful decorative pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel set-up between the plates. Plain steel balance. Pierced and engraved balance cock…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 2.500 - 5.000
Price
€ 4.500
Year sold
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French silver Louis XIV single-hand oignon watch Circa 1690
Silver verge oignon watch – A fine French, silver, Louis XIV single-hand oignon watch wound through the centre, circa 1690. A silver case, back and bezel lightly cast and chased with flowers and foliate strapwork, square hinge, loose ring pendant. Silver dial with radial Roman numerals and half…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 7.500
Price
€ 5.800
Year sold
2011 GN
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Fine French gilt-brass Louis XIV oignon watch Circa 1710
Gilt-brass verge oignon watch – A fine French, Louis XIV, gilt brass oignon watch with two hands and going barrel, Amourette a Marseille, circa 1710. The bezel and back chased and engraved with scrolls and strapwork, square hinge, loose ring pendant. The dial with black radial Roman numerals…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 2.750 - 5.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Swiss silver Louis XIV oignon watch in French style Circa 1700
Silver verge watch with the portrait of Cleopatra – A fine Swiss rare and unusual silver and enamel French-style Louis XIV oignon watch with mock pendulum, circa 1700. The case engraved with inhabited foliage, a finely painted on enamel plate with the portrait of Cleopatra set on the…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 7.000 - 12.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French gold and enamel quarter repeating Louis XV verge Circa 1760
Gold and enamel open faced repeater by Flournoy – A very fine French 20 carat gold and enamel open faced quarter repeating Louis XV verge pocket watch, circa 1760. Verge movement, repeating the quarter hours on-demand à toc or silent repeating by a button in the band. White…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 3.500 - 6.000
Price
€ 2.000
Year sold
2020
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French gold, enamel, stone-set verge with erotic scene Circa 1780
Early verge watch with concealed erotic scene – A rare and early French 18 carat gold, enamel and stone-set verge pocket watch with concealed erotic scene, circa 1780. Gilt verge movement. White enamel Louis XV dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, very beautiful hands. Case set…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French gold, enamel and pearl-set repeating à toc verge Circa 1800
Gold, enamel and pearl-set quarter repeater by Grignon – A very fine French 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl-set open faced quarter repeating à toc verge pocket watch, circa 1800. Verge movement, repeating the hours and quarter hours à toc. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and steel…
Diameter
38 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 5.500
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Swiss gold verge with knife grinder automaton Circa 1780-1815
Gold repeating automaton watch by Jaquet Droz – A very fine, rare and massive Swiss 18 Carat gold open faced quarter repeating verge pocket watch à quatre couleurs with two automatons and two Jacquemarts, The Knife Grinder, circa 1780-1815. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret,…
Diameter
56 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 25.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French gold verge watch with wandering automata Circa 1800
Unsigned yellow gold open faced pocket watch – A remarkable French 18 carat yellow gold open faced verge pocket watch with wandering automata, circa 1800. Round-shaped plain case. Eccentric white enamel time indication at 6 o’clock with radial Breguet hours, an outer minutes track and gold pierced…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 9.000 - 15.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Swiss gold watch with vase shaped movement Circa 1800
Gold verge pocket watch – A Swiss 18 carat gold key wind pocket watch, The Vase, circa 1800-1810. The round shaped case is glazed on both sides and has a hinged back. The face shows a small eccentric white enamel dial with Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute…
Diameter
48 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 10.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Unsigned escutcheon shaped verge pendant watch Circa 1805
Gold and enamel shield-shaped pocket watch – Unsigned 18K yellow gold and enamel hunting cased pocket watch in the shape of an escutcheon, circa 1800-1810. The case is in the form of a shield, a hinged back, both sides with gold and enamel scenes on a translucent…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 17.500 - 35.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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English gold erotic watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1775
Gold verge with three concealed erotic scenes – A very fine and extremely rare English 18K gold and enamel pocket watch with three concealed erotic scenes made for the Chinese market, circa 1775. The back with a polychrome enamel vase of flowers against a chiaroscuro grey-green background, the…
Diameter
40 mm
Estimate
€ 20.000 - 40.000
Price
€ 44.300
Year sold
2011 GN
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English gilt metal erotic watch for the Chinese market Circa 1780
Gilt metal form watch in the shape of a heart – A very fine and rare English gilt metal and enamel heart shaped watch with two concealed erotic scenes and visible balance made for the Chinese market, circa 1780. Affairs of the Heart by James Cox. Case in…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
€ 38.500
Year sold
2011 GN
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Gold mandolin shape hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1805
Swiss gold, enamel and pearl-set form watch – A fine and unusual gold, enamel and pearl-set, filigree decorated, watch in the shape of a mandolin, circa 1800-1810. An 18-carat yellow gold form case with a hinged case back. The body of the mandolin (sound-board and sound-hole) is…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 10.000
Price
-
Year sold
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Very fine French 20K gold and enamel verge watch Circa 1750

Swiss gold enamel and diamond set lady’s pendant watch Circa 1640

English silver watch with date and glazed balance cock Circa 1695

French silver Louis XIV single-hand oignon watch Circa 1690

Fine French gilt-brass Louis XIV oignon watch Circa 1710

Swiss silver Louis XIV oignon watch in French style Circa 1700

French gold and enamel quarter repeating Louis XV verge Circa 1760

French gold, enamel, stone-set verge with erotic scene Circa 1780

French gold, enamel and pearl-set repeating à toc verge Circa 1800

Swiss gold verge with knife grinder automaton Circa 1780-1815

French gold verge watch with wandering automata Circa 1800

Swiss gold watch with vase shaped movement Circa 1800

Unsigned escutcheon shaped verge pendant watch Circa 1805

English gold erotic watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1775

English gilt metal erotic watch for the Chinese market Circa 1780

Gold mandolin shape hunting cased pocket watch Circa 1805

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