19TH CENTURY
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Three gilt-brass travel timepieces
19th century
Mounted in a modern mahogany glazed desk-top display stand and comprising:
A French gilt-brass travel timepiece
Riballier Oudin au Havre
The octagonal case with conforming suspension loop, with lanceolate leaf bezel to the white enamel Roman dial (restored), gilt trefoil hands, the single fusee movement with pierced and engraved bridge cock to the verge escapement, silvered regulation disc to the backplate signed Riballier Oudin AU HAVRE
4in. (10cm.) wide
A Victorian engraved gilt-brass travel timepiece
Webster & Son, London, no.10216
The foliate engraved octagonal case with plain octagonal suspension loop, restored rear door, white enamel Roman dial (restored) with gilt moon hands and blued centre seconds, signed WEBSTER & SON LONDON 10261 (sic), the single fusee movement with plain balance to the duplex escapement, signed on the backplate WEBSTER & SON Cornhill LONDON 10216
4in. (10cm.) wide
A French brass quarter-repeating travel timepiece with alarm
The octagonal case with conforming suspension loop, with leaf cast bezel to the silvered Roman dial, gilt beetle and poker hands, blued alarm setting hand, the twin fusee movement with pierced and engraved bridge cock to the verge escapement, silvered regulation disc, with pull quarter repeat and alarm on two gongs
4in. (10cm.) wide (3)
19th century
Mounted in a modern mahogany glazed desk-top display stand and comprising:
A French gilt-brass travel timepiece
Riballier Oudin au Havre
The octagonal case with conforming suspension loop, with lanceolate leaf bezel to the white enamel Roman dial (restored), gilt trefoil hands, the single fusee movement with pierced and engraved bridge cock to the verge escapement, silvered regulation disc to the backplate signed Riballier Oudin AU HAVRE
4in. (10cm.) wide
A Victorian engraved gilt-brass travel timepiece
Webster & Son, London, no.10216
The foliate engraved octagonal case with plain octagonal suspension loop, restored rear door, white enamel Roman dial (restored) with gilt moon hands and blued centre seconds, signed WEBSTER & SON LONDON 10261 (sic), the single fusee movement with plain balance to the duplex escapement, signed on the backplate WEBSTER & SON Cornhill LONDON 10216
4in. (10cm.) wide
A French brass quarter-repeating travel timepiece with alarm
The octagonal case with conforming suspension loop, with leaf cast bezel to the silvered Roman dial, gilt beetle and poker hands, blued alarm setting hand, the twin fusee movement with pierced and engraved bridge cock to the verge escapement, silvered regulation disc, with pull quarter repeat and alarm on two gongs
4in. (10cm.) wide (3)