1. Welldon, London, with London hallmarks for 1731. Very fine 22 ct. gold pair cased, quarter repeating watch.

C. Outer double body, the bezel pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage, the back repoussé with a scene depicting Ceres and Bacchus, as an allegory of plenty, outer pierced and engraved decoration matching that of the bezel. Inner bassine, marked "I.W." (John Ward), pierced with inhabited foliage and engraved with a mask, the back centred with a rosette. D. Gold champlevé with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Fine and unusual blued steel hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, the back plate partly covered with a gilt brass pierced and engraved fret, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a mask and inhabited foliage. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Silver dust-cap. Signed on the dial, dust-cap and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.

Samuel Whichcote, London, No. 614, with London hallmarks for 1733. Very fine 22 ct. gold pair cased, quarter repeating watch.

C. Outer double body, the bezel pierced and repoussé with floral and foliage decoration, the back repoussé with a mythological scene, outer putti representing the Four Seasons and pierced foliage decoration. Inner double body, bassine, marked "LW. ", the band pierced and engraved with a mask and foliage decoration. D. Gold champlevé with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel " poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chain, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a mask, diamond endstone. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Silver dust cap. Signed on the dial, back plate and dust cap. In very good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

G. Burgis, London, No.2079, bearing the London hallmarks for 1730. Very rare and fine small 22 ct. gold pair cased watch.

C. Double body inner and outer, polished. D. Gold champlevé with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate, 19 mm. diameter, with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass English cock. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 28 mm.

John Ellicott, London, No.1610, with London hallmarks for 1734. Very fine 22 ct. gold pair cased watch.

C. Outer, double body the bezel repoussé with flowers and pierced with foliage, the back repoussé with a mythological scene depicting Jupiter and Ebee, the border pierced and engraved with foliage and repoussé with four putti in cartouches. Inner double body bassine, polished, marked "I.B." (John Beesley). D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with elaborate pillars pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a mask and scrolling foliage, diamond endstone. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 48 mm.

John Ellicott, London, No. 2249, with London hallmarks for 1741. Very fine 22 ct. gold pair cased watch.

C. Outer double body, the bezel repoussé with rocaille and floral decoration, the back repoussé with an allegorical figure of Fame, holding a shield bearing a bust of a man, with a seated figure of Britannia on the right, St. Pauls and the Monument ( to the Great Fire of London) in the background. Inner bassine polished. Both cases marked "I.B." ( John Beesley). D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold " spade" bands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with elaborate pierced and engraved pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a mask and foliage. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.

John Ellicott, London, circa 1770 A good quarter striking, carillon & calendar bracket clock

C. Caddy topped in walnut with brass edging and facing strips to the vertical faces of the two stage base, brass feet. Applied bronze caryatids above floral swags to the chamfered corners. Double caddy top with four pineapple finials. Glazed on all sides. D. Brass, arched with applied chapter ring with Roman pour and Arabic minute numerals. Seconds sector in arch, 5-30 above central signature flanked by subsidiary dials for strike/silent and day of the month. Cut and pierced blued steel hands. M. Three train, horizontal verge escapement and adjustable bob pendulum with spring suspension and blocking ring for transport. Fusees with gut, striking on bell by one hammer. S-bell carillon with pinned cylinder and pull-cord release. Backplate fully engraved with leaf-scrolls symmetrically around the signature cartouche. In good condition. Dim. 54 x 34.5 x 22.5 cm

Ellicott & Company, Royal Exchange London, circa 1790 Fine mahogany and oak striking bracket clock.

C. Arched rectangular with square base internally arching turret; mahogany with moulded brass feet, plain brass front corner columns, spherical brass finials and carrying handles, applied fish-scale brass grid to side panels, base of turret and front door backed with red silk. Glazed back door. D. white enamel, arabic numerals, pierced brass hands; silvered regulator disc at 12 o'clock. M. brass, plated with scolloped corners, turned plain pillars, fusee with gut fine for both trains, anchor escapement, brass pendulum with spring suspension adjustable from front by a key operated arbor moving meshed racks carried on parallel arms; striking on bell, internal count wheel. Border decoration and signature on back-plate. In very good condition. Dim. 45 x 24 x 18 cm.

Thomas Strong London Second Half of the 18th century Very fine ebony veneered on oalc twelve melody musical dock.

C. Rectangular arched, gilt bronze scrolled feet with floral decoration, gilt bronze corner decorations of flower and leaf clusters flanking a central trophy of musical instruments, gilt grills with floral studs at the intersections to the side and back doors backed with red silk. Gilt bronze top and corner finials in the form of urns, gilt rectangular frames on dome. Gilt carrying handles; plinth with applied gilt rectangles and scrolled feet echoing the decoration of the upper case. D. Arched, applied white enamel centre and chapter ring, Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals, gilt brass symmetrical spandrels, arch with engraved signature, leaf branch and flower decoration around white enamel subsidiary dials for "strike/silent", melody selection and 'chime not chime'. Cut blued steel bands. M. Plated rectangular three train, with finely engraved symmetrical flowing leaf-branch decoration to the back-plate. Horizontal verge escapement with short, brass, bob pendulum, fusee and chain, plain turned pillars, half-hour striking on bell, internal count wheel; music by a carillon of 14 bells mounted horizontally, like the pin-barrel across the outer top of the back-plate, pull cord operation. Fixing brackets with engraved flower and tendril decoration. Among the twelve melodies played by the clock are " Rule Britania", "Cod Save the King" and "Lord Cathcart" which name disguises the military movement of Haydn 's symphony 100. In very good condition. Dimension. 173 x 56 x 39 cm.

Peter Chapeau, London, No. 1190, with London hallmarks for 1746. Very fine small silver triple case, quarter repeating coach watch with early cylinder escapement. Original crank key.

C. Outer double body, silver mounted and shagreen covered. Second double body, the bezel pierced with foliage and repoussé with rocaille decoration, the back repoussé with an allegorical scene and rocaille decoration, the border pierced and engraved with foliage. The haler double body, bassine marked "A. F." (Abraham Ferron), pierced and engraved with an angel's head and inhabited foliage. D. Silver champlevé with Roman numerals and outer Arabie minute ring. Blued steel elaborate blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-ann balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a mask and foliage, diamond endstone. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant, the repeating train with gilt brass fixed barrel engraved with decoration. Gild brass dust-cap. Signed on the dial, gilt brass dust-cap and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 79 mm.

Daniel Torin, London, No. 2455, with London hallmarks for 1750. Fine 22 ct. gold, triple cased watch.

C. Outer double body, gilt brass mounted, shagreen covered with gilt decoration. Second, double body, the bezel repoussé with rocaille and floral decoration, the back repousé with a mythological scene and outer rocaille decoration. haler double body bassine, polished, marked "A.M.". D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel elaborate hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with square baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with foliage. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 56 mm.

Charles Clay, Inventor of the Machine Watches, Strand (London), circa 1750. Fine 22 ct. gold pair cased, quarter striking clockwatch, quarter repeating with an independent train.

C. Outer double body, the bezel chased with fruits and flowers and pierced with scrolling foliage. The back repoussé with an allegorical scene depicting Venus and Adonis, the border with medallions repoussé with a symbolic representation of the Four Seasons and pierced with inhabited foliage. D. White enamel, slightly rater, purpose made, with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate double train with turned baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with a mask and inhabited foliage. Striking train with fixed gilt brass barrel with revolving arbor, striking on a bell; repeating by depressing the pendant with an independent train. Silver dust cap. Signed on the dust cap and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 59 mm.

J. Snelling, London, circa 1750. Very fine gold and enamel pair-cased quarter repeating watch.

C. Outer, double body pierced and engraved with foliage, vignettes on the bezel and back embossed in high relief and enamelled with flowers and four vignettes representing the four elements depicted by animals, the inset centre panel with birds and flowers on matted ground. haler, double body bassine, pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage and grotesque mask mark, «LW.» (John Ward) D. Late gold champlevé with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, centre cartouche in reserve. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring and regulator, English gilt brass cock. Quarter repeating on a bell and "à toc" by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial, back plate and dust cap. In very good condition. Diam. 47 mm.

Henry Hindley, York, with London hallmarks for 1758. Extremely fine 22 ct. gold and enamel, pair cased watch.

C. Outer double body with very fine painted champlevé enamelled polychrome floral decoration over a sharp cut engraving. Plain double body bassine inner case. Gilt brass dust-cap. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel "poker and beetle" bands. M. Hinged, gilt brass, full plate with baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass English cock engraved with a mask and pierced with foliage, diamond end-stone. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.

J. H. de Magellan, London, circa 1780. A very rare small astronomical regulator perhaps for a portable observatory.

D. Silvered brass regulator style with minutes at 12 o'clock and volvelle for the hours at 6 o'clock. Arabic seconds and minutes, roman hour numerals. Blued steel hands. Signed 'J.H. de Magellan fieri Curavit Londini (J.H. de Magellan caused it to be made in London). M. Brass with slightly tapering arched top plates, plain turned pillars, dead-beat anchor escapement with steel anchor, grooved barrel for the gut line, lateral pendulum adjustment, wood rod pendulum with brass bob, cylindrical brass cased weights. In very good condition. Width of dial. 20 cm.

James Tregent, Leicester Square, London, No. 1215, circa 1780. Very fine gold and enamel pair-cased quarterrepeating watch with matching chatelaine.

C. Outer, double body, entirely engraved with brightcut pattern line work decorated with pallets, roundels and wavy lines in white and royal blue translucent enamel, the back centred with a classical urn, the chatelaine decorated en suite, with gilt clip, suspending three panels and four chaires, with original key and complementary eye-glass, vinaigrette urn and hair locket. Inner, double body pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage and grotesque mask. Gilt-metal dust cap. D. White enamel, Roman and Arabic numerals. Blued-steel " beetle and poker" hands. M. Gilt brass full-plate, turned pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement with steel escape wheel, plain three-am steel balance and flat spring. English pattern balance cock with diamond end-stone. Quarterrepeating on a bell and "à-toc" by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate, dial and dust cap. In very good condition. Diam: 46 mm. Overa11173 mm.

Thos. Grignion, London, No. 1686, circa 1780 Very fine gold and enamel pair-cased half-quarter repeating watch with matching chatelaine.

C. Outer, double body (makees mark HT) entirely engraved with bright-cut pattern line work decorated with pallets, roundels and wavy lines in white and royal blue translucent enamel, the back centred with a classical urn, the chatelaine decorated with foliage, ribbons and wavy lines with gilt clip, suspending three panels and four chains, with original key and complementary gold cage work snuff bottle, glass vinaigrette and scent flask. Inter, double body pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage and grotesque mask. Silver dustcap. D. White enamel, Roman and Arabic numerals. Blued-steel "beetle and poker" bands. M. Gilt brass full-plate, turned pillars, fusee with chais, cylinder escapement with steel escape wheel, plain three-am steel balance and flat spring. English pattern balance cock with diamond endstone. Quarter-repeating on a bell and "à-toc" by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate, dial and dust cap. In very good condition. Diam: 47 mm. Overall 180 mm.

George Clarke, London, No. 1135, made for the Islamic Market, circa 1770. Very fine and unusual 22 ct. gold and diamondset pair cased quarter repeating watch.

C. Outer, double body paved with large rose-cut diamonds. hlner, double body, bassine, finely pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, a rosecut diamond set in the pendant. D. Gold champlevé with Turkish numerals. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chais, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage. Quarter repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Gilt brass dust cap. Signed on the dial, dust cap and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 42 mm.

B. Sidey, London, No. 4239, circa 1770. Fine small gold and diamond-set pair cased quarter-repeating verge watch.

C. Outer, double body 22 ct. gold, pierced and engraved with scrollwork and repoussé floral designs enclosing a grey agate panel with applied rose-diamond floral motif, the bezel with similar panels of agate. haler, double body bassine with pierced and engraved decoration of scrolls and masks. Gilt-metal dust cap. D. White enamel with Roman and Arabic numerals. Blued-steel "beetle and poker" bands. M. Gilt-brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with plain three-arm brass balance, flat spring and regulator. Quarter-repeating on bell. Signed on the movement. In very good condition. Diam: 40 mm.

James Hubert, London, No. 1213, circa 1760. Very fine and rare gold mounted jasper snuff box containing a watch.

C. Tapening double bombé hexagonal form in blood jasper overlaid with gold repoussé floral scrollwork, the hinged base opening to reveal the snuff compartment and the top covering the watch. D. White enamel with Roman and Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 3 o'clock. Blued-steel bands. M. Gilt-brass full-plate with balluster pillars. Fusee with chain, verge escapement with plain three-arm brass balance and flat spring with regulator. English pattern pierced and engraved cock. Signed on the movement. In excellent condition. Dim. 53 x 58 mm.

Robert Allan, London, No. 396, made for the Imperial Chinese Court, circa 1760. Exceptionally rare and fine gem-set, agate and 22 ct. gold-mounted necessaire cabinet with inset watch.

C. Rectangular with double pagoda top, the sides top, back and front door set with panels of grey striated agate overlaid with gold repousé silverwork decorated with flowers and foliage, and applied with ruby, diamond and emerald set motifs, pendant single stones to the corners, the hinged key-secured door with mirror on the inside and revealing a red velvet lined compartment with two gold cagework mounted scet flasks, a gold cup (makees mark AN), a single gold drawer with chinoiserie-style decoration containing ink and powder boxes, with matching twin compartment drawer below. D. White enamel with Roman and Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 10 o'clock and pierced gold hands. M. Gilt brass, full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chair, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat spring and regulator. Gilt brass English cock. Signed on the movement. In excellent condition with fitted leather case by Bulgari. Dim: 21 x 9 x 6,5 cm