Earl's Coronet and Duke's Coronet "Le Comte de Pembroke" Breguet, No. 2789, sold to the Count de Pembroke on October 19, 1832 for 5,000 francs. Accompanied by the Breguet Certificate. Very fine and very rare 18K gold very small and very slim montre simple, double-cased, fermée type, pocket watch with calendar, built on the principles of the garde temps.

C. Two-body outer detachable case, No. 4117, engine turned, setting button in the band, hinged and sprung frontcover engraved with a small monogram beneath an Earl's coronet, the back engraved with a small letter "W"beneath a Duke's coronet. Three-body inner case by Tavernier, No.4117, "forme collier", engine turned, the regu-lation,hand setting, calendar setting and stop buttons in the band. D. Silver, engine turned, eccentric polishedchapter with radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute markers, date aperture above 12, regulation lever andindex at 1 balanced with the signature cartouche at 11. Gold Breguet hands. M. 29 mm., frosted gilt, spring barrelwith female arbor, jeweled train, detached straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance,blued steel arm, flat blued steel balance spring, parachute suspension.Dial signed, both cases numbered, the inner case with Tavernier's later type workshop mark.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 5 mm.

?The Roses? (Jaquet-Droz), Genève, made for the Chinese market, circa 1780. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set, center-seconds pocket watch.

C. Three-body, ?Directoire?, split pearl-set bezels with whiteand blue diaper pattern enamel decoration highlighted with goldpaillons, the pendant and bow with champlevé enameled decoration, the enamel back panel of blue translucentenamel over engine-turning, centered with a finely painted bunch of flowers on a pink ground, the borders withpaillonné decoration. D. White enamel, with radial Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds ring. Goldpierced hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, plain brass three-armbalance, fIat balance spring with regulator, English gilt brass cock partly sunk in the gilt brass panel and chasedwith foliage covering the back plate, diamond endstone.Diam. 57 mm.

Jaquet Droz, Genève, No. 12009, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1780. Very fine 18K gold, enamel, ruby and pearl set pocket watch with centre seconds.

C. Double-body with ruby and split-pearl set bezels, theback enamel panel with geometrical paillon decoration.D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes andseconds markers and Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals. Pierced goldhands. M. Gilt brass full plate with going barrel, pierced and engraved cock, the foot sunk into the foliate chasedand engraved plate, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Movement signed.Diam. 52 mm.

"Chinese Peony" Attributable to Jaquet Droz, Geneve, No. 5I, Made for the Chinese Imperial court, circa 1780. Magnificent and very rare gold, painted on enamel and pearl set pocket watch with quarter repeating and centre seconds.

C. Four -body, flower form, hinged and sprung bezel chased with leaves and set with seed pearls against a back-groundof dark blue translucent champleve enamel on an engine turned ground, the band decorated with chasedbound laurel wreaths within a black champleve enamel ground, stalk-form pendant, the hinged and sprung backcover realistically and very finely painted on enamel with a Gallic rose. Hinged gilded metal cuvette. D. Whiteenamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds track, Arabic quarter hour markkers. Gold ?spade?hands. M. 51 mm., à la Lepine, frosted gilt, standing barrel, inverted cylinder escapement, three-arm flat balance,blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating with two hammers on two bells activated by depressingthe pendant.Scratched signed under the lower bell "Henri Robert", each bell with several other scratched names appearing torelate to various former owners.Diam. 66 mm.

"Singing Canary" Attributed to Jaquet Droz, Geneve. Made circa 1770. Magnificent and possibly unique, gilt bronze, porcelain and enamel hanging birdcage clock with automaton canary which appears to breathe, singing seven tunes on the hour or at will.

C. The cage:Very finely made, in gilt bronze, the four corner niches are blue with gold leaf decoration, and each contains asmall porcelain vase with a gilt bronze flambeau stopper. The four sides are painted a deep red and feature goldleaf decoration of three leaves; each side with a very fine painted on enamel medallion representing allegories oflove, within a gilt bronze frame.The Dial:Convex white enamel, Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic five-minute indications. Pierced and engravedgilt brass hour and minute hands, blued steel seconds hand and the hand for fast/slow adjustment.The clock movement:Brass plates measuring 102 x 82 mm, fusee and chain, verge escapement, pierced cock covering the balancespring. The clock commands the striking, serinette and singing bird functions automatically on the hour.The serinette:Comprises a going train, the springs are dated 1789, fusee and chain transmission, the wheel train terminates toan endless screw on a fly wheel, the 2 wings of which are adjustable.This wheel train drives the bellows and the brass cylinder, 55 x 130 mm, the pins activating 10 levers thatcommand the opening of 10 pewter pipes. Seven different tunes may be manually selected, by means of a pointeron a small dial within an enamelled medallion on one of the sides. A silent lever is located on the main dial at XII.A pull cord commands the serinette and bird at will. The winding hole for the serinette is located in an enamelledmedallion on one of the sides.The bird:A Brazilian canary that pivots, with moving beak and tail. Its breast moves up and down as it seems to breathe,in a movement that is exceedingly rare, if not unique. The bird?s functions are programmed by a particular portionof the serinette?s cylinder which engages several small levers; the bird?s rotation is driven by a rod connected tothe going train.

"Day and Night" Attributed to Jaquet Droz à la Chaux de Fonds. Made circa 1780. Very fine and extremely rare two-dialled, ebonised wood, gilt bronze, painted on enamel and tole peinte table clock with day and night dials and quarter striking.

C. Rectangular, ebonised, outset cornersflanked by gilt bronze fluted corinthianpillasters raised on fielded plinths,moulded base, block feet, three side basepanels set with a guilloche flowerheadmount, tole peint side door panels deco-ratedwith with a swagged neo-classicallidded urn, broken-arch pediment with abalustraded gallery, corner plinths, six urnfinials, central "chimney" in the form of atent with a hinged scew-down canopy andwith an acanthus and berry finial.D. Daytime dial: White enamel, radialRoman numerals, outer minute track andArabic five minute numerals, hinged andglazed bezel, polished arch-top mask setwith an oval polychrome enamel depict-inga flute playing shepherdess and herbeau in a pastoral landscape, mountedwithin a cast and chased palm, swag andtasselled gilt-brass cartouche. Pierced giltbrass "Louis" hands. Nightime dial: arch-top,polished, pierced radial Romannumerals, dot quarter markers and crosshalf-hour markers, dot and arcaded outerborder, the centre with a rotating discpierced with a single hour-hand to indi-catethe time, mask pierced with scrollsand foliage in the pattern of a waistedclock case, foliate pieced panel below.M. Rectangular polished brass plates, 147x 131 mm., turned pillars, two largespring barrels, verge escapement withsteel pallets and blued steel set-up screw,acorn bob pendulum with regulation nuthanging between the front-plate and dial-plate,striking the hours and quarters withtwo hammers on two bells, the strikinggeared from a count-wheel mounted onthe hour-wheel arbour, strike stop-lever,an extra wheel geared from behind thehour wheel via another wheel and a steelrod through the plates driving the night-timedisc.Dim. 46 x 25 x 21 cm.

Auguste Golay-Leresche, Charles Abraham Bruguier and Jacques-Aimé Glardon, Geneva. Made in 1859. Exhibited at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where Golay-Leresche won a Silver Medal. A magnificent and unique silver jewel casket, with serinette musician, singing bird and automaton sable. Eight day clock movement with special escapement centre-seconds, perpetual calendar, thermometer and barometer.

C. The Case: Cast, pierced and chased in massive silver with polished highlights, the single piece base with fourdouble-scroll feet decorated with raised pellet, gadrooned and acanthus leaf decoration interspersed with pendantberried foliage, the front and back centred with a winged cherub head upon a scroll escutcheon. Statuettes in theform of putti representing the Four Seasons flank the corners, and support the arcaded and pierced leaf gallery.The sides and back are each centred with an oval enamel medallion set in a gadrooned mount and encircled byribbon and vine leaf frames, the back enamel flanked by double-scroll appliqués decorated in high relief withputti, fruit, and pendant foliage, the sides with foliage corner spandrels.The lid is secured by a "piano" style hinge, with a cast acanthus rim, the lock concealed at the front, and supportsa Vetruvian scroll band below the "Forest " scene, with the rocky base, caves and tree stumps formed as a singlecasting, an open shelter to the left, a mountain goat in the centre, and copious applied trailing fruited and leafedvine foliage. The musician, formed of several intricate castings, is seated on the top of an outcrop designed as awaterfall with stonework support and dressed in calf length trousers, a buttoned jacket and a cloak, with a featherin his hat. The interior of the lid is of silver sheet and the jewel compartment, behind the clock movement is linedwith original burgundy velvet cloth.The Clock Dials: Frosted silver dial cover plate with gilded bezels to secure the glasses, and applied decoration ofribbon and vine leaf frames, spandrels and double-scroll appliqués with putti, fruit, and pendant foliage, match-ingthe decoration of the casket sides.The central white enamel time dial with subsidiary Roman chapter-ring at 12, sunk visible balance at 6, and outerring for seconds with Arabic five-second numerals with counterpoised blued-steel centre-seconds hand.To the left are the subsidiary white enamel dials for the date and day of the week with the polychrome enamelmonth disk revealed in an aperture above, the relevant month represented, in addition to the written title, by theruling zodiac sign, painted en camaieu, and surrounded by suitably descriptive decoration.To the right are the subsidiary white enamel dials for barometric pressure with an outer ring indicating weatherconditions and temperature on the Réaumur scale, with the aperture above revealing the relevant one of threeenamelled figures, moving against a fixed landscape background, and indicating Wet, Variable or Fine conditions.Blued-steel hands.The Clock Movement: Eight-day going, with frosted and gilt plates, cylindrical pillars secured by screws and fuseewith chain and double-wheel stopwork. Gilded train, jewelled to the third wheel with endstones to the escape-ment.Earnshaw type spring detent escapement with jewelled pallets, bimetallic two-arm compensation balance,free-sprung with blued-steel spherical spring.Gilded sub-plate mounted on the front to support the wheel work for the perpetual calendar, which is advanceddaily by the clock, and can be manually adjusted by means of small buttons revealed by removing the jewellerytray. Large aneroid barometer bellows mounted within an iron frame, and employing fine fusee chains to trans-mitits movements to the hand (with small counter-balance spring), and the figures (with counter-weight).Bimetallic thermometer curb attached to the dial sub plate.The Singing Bird, Serinette and Automaton Movements. Brass base and sub-frame plates with simple turnedpillars. The bird and serinette movements sharing a single set of rectangular bellows and the inverted double conefusee with the chains driven by two spring barrels. Bird mechanism constructed on conventional principles, butwith additional cams and levers to provide for the interchange of song and movement with the musician figure.Bird with turning body, moving head, beak, tail and wings. Serinette movement with 6 fixed length pipes, themelody controlled by a multi-grooved and pinned cylinder acting upon the valve keys; each key with a smallcounterpoised platform used to lift the rods which operate the arms and 6 automated fingers of the musician. Afurther push rod controls the head movements. The automaton sable, covered in the original fur, is mounted upona circular skeletonised steel sub frame, hidden beneath an engraved silver ring and running in a channel linkingthe two cave entrances in the rocky outcrop.Powered from the serinette wheel train, a rack and pinion advance the sable on its journey out of the left sidecave, and spring-loaded arms, activated by fixed cams in the centre, provide movement to all four legs and thehead.The mechanism is released at will by depressing a small leaf beneath the open shelter, and the winding apertureis concealed beneath a removable leaf at the back. Original winding key.Signatures:Dial : A. Golay - L. A GenèveCase : A. Golay - Leresche fecit Genève - engravedMovement : Golay - L. A Genève - stampedAutomaton : C. Bruguier A Genève 288 - stamped; Charles Bruguier a Genève 1859 - scratchedEnamels : Glardon ainé - back of left side. Genève - back of right sideDimensions: 20.5 wide x 15.5 deep x 24 cm. overall height.

"Les Escargots de René Lalique" J. Pourrat & Fils, Genève, No. 17123, made circa 1895. The case made by René Lalique especially for the Paris 1900 Exhibition. Exceptional and very important Art Nouveau quarter repeat-ing 18K gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch with pate de verre decoration by René Lalique.

C. Four-body, "bassine", matte, the band inscribed "R. Laliqve1900", the hinged and sprung front cover pierced and veryfinely wrought with three snails extending from their ribbedshells amongst stylized foliage, the shells and leaves made frominset panels of celadon-green pate de verre, the shells also form-inghighly stylized grotesque faces, the snail?s body becoming atongue, the back cover decorated to match the front but withsmooth-shelled pate de verre snails. Hinged gold cuvette over-laidwith deep-red lacquer. D. White enamel with radialRoman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minutenumerals, subsidiary seconds. Pierced gold "Louis" hands.M. 43 mm., 19''', frosted gilt, fully jeweled, straight line leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steelBreguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating with twohammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Case signed René Lalique, 1900, the movement front platestamped with the Pourrat trademark.Diam. 52 mm.

Léon Hatot, Paris, No. 56480. Made in the 1920s. Very fine, "Art Deco", tonneau-shaped, 18K yellow gold lady's wristwatch with a hinged cover.

C. Three-body, tonneau shaped, brushed and polished, HatotMastermark inside the back , hinged and sprung cover over thedial. D. "Guilloché" and matte silver "à rayons de soleil" withpainted Arabic numerals and outer minute trac10. Blued-steel"Breguet" hands. M. 8''', frosted gilt, 12 jewels, straight linelever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel flatbalance-spring, index regulator.Stamped and numbered inside the case.Dim. 30 x 24 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Verger Frères, Paris, 1920s and 1930s An exceptional collection of 8 hand-painted watercolor designs for Art Deco clocks. Dim. 24 x 16 cm. In excellent condition

Verger Frères, Paris, 1920s and 1930s An exceptional collection of 18 hand-painted watercolor designs for Art Deco wrist and lapel watches. Dim. 24 x 16 cm. In excellent condition

?Triple Complication? Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve, case No. 5287. Made in 1918. Very fine and very rare astronomic minute repeating 18K gold keyless hunting cased lever chronometer pocket watch with perpetual calendar, split-second chronograph, phases of the moon and lunar calendar.

C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished. Dedicated hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outerred painted Arabic five minute/second numerals, outer minutes/seconds divisions and concentric fifth of a seconddivisions, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register and 4-year dial, date and days of the week, lunar calendar andmoon phase aperture. Gold "spade" hands. M. 18''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 39 jewels,straight line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neckmicrometer adjustment to the regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by aslide in the band.Cuvette signed.Diam. 51 mm.

Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Tourbillon Malte Squelette". No. 739723, Ref. 30067/1. Produced circa 2000. Extremely rare and fine, tonneau-shaped, skeletonized, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 42-hour power reserve, date and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 7 screws, sapphirecrystals. D. Transparent with ring dials for the hours and minutes, the date at 2, the powerreserve at 10, the tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge carrying the subsidiaryseconds hand. Black oxydized gold hands. M. Cal. 1790, hand-engraved and skeletonized,copper-colored, 28 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulatorwith Maltese Cross-shaped steel tourbillon cage, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Case and movement signed.Dim. 36 x 46 x 12 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

T. Hommet à Paris, the case in the manner of André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), the figures after François Girardon, circa 1700. Very fine and magnificent Louis XIV large red boulle and gilt bronze-mounted pedestal clock with quarter striking and Torricelli barometer.

C. Straight-sided, veneered with red stained tortoiseshell and inlaid with finely cut brass scrolls, leaves, flowerheads and birds, concave-sided cresting surmounted by the figure of Chronos seated on a ball above a brokenarch cornice with flambeau finials, the corners applied with shell corbels, outswept lower body supported on rear-inghorses at the sides, raised on an integral plinth incorporating a Torricelli mercury barometer with semi-circulardial at the front, flanked by grotesque warrior masks and raised on spiral feet, the back inlaid with achinoiserie dragon ship. D. Twelve-piece enamel and gilt bronze, chased with scrolling foliage, white enamelcartouches painted with dark blue radial Roman numerals. Blued steel ?Louis XIV? hands. M. Three-train, springbarrels, rectangular plates, outside un-numbered and uncut count wheels, finely pierced blued steel striking gate,later anchor escapement and suspension, striking on three top-mounted bells.Movement signed.Height 1.17 m. (3' 10")

"Planetary Regulator" Le Roy et Fils, Palais Royal Galerie Montpensier 13-15, Paris, 211 Regent Street, London, No. 11737. Made circa 1860 - 1870. Very fine and exceptionally rare astronomic gilt brass eight day striking table regulator with centre seconds, Desfontaine's dead-seconds escapement, barometer, calendar and orrery.

C. Gilt bronze, glazed on four sides, moulded and stepped, surmounted by a gilt brass orrery with the followingindications: The date, month, and in an aperture the century (1 revolution every 100 years); below, two smallerdials indicate the day of the week and the nocturnal and diurnal hours. The uppermost dial shows the lunar orbit(making one revolution every 18 years and 228 days). The phases of the moon and it's eclipses are indicated aswell. The eclipses of the sun, the position of Mercury (one revolution every 87 days, 23 hours and 25 minutes),and the position of Venus (one revolution every 224 days, 16 hours and 41 minutes), the time at various locationson the globe, and the regions in which the sun is rising or setting at the time of observation. The plane of theearth's rotation along the ecliptic is scrupulously respected, so that the equinoxes and solstices occur at thecorrect time. D. White enamel, two-piece with black radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic fiveminute/seconds numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Two-piece white enamel aneroid barometer dial below.M. Eight-day, brass plates 120 x 125 mm, stamped ?Pons médaille d'or 1827? on the back of the movement,Desfontaines jump seconds single-beat escapement (patent of 1853), visible in the centre of the dial, the timeadjustment simultaneously adjusting the orrery, which can also be manually regulated by means of a small crank.Knife-edged suspension with fine adjustment device for advance/retard, by means of a square located above the12, in the bezel the fork is automatically centred. Gridiron pendulum with 3 steel rods and 2 zinc rods, heavy giltbronze bob, rack striking hours and half-hours on a bell.Dial signed. Dim. 660 x 290 x 200 mm.

(Sylvain Mairet), Locle, case No. 3811/117/86, made circa 1835. Exceptionally fine and elegant extra-slim 18K gold watch with Réaumur thermometer and regulator dial.

C. Three-body, coin-edge, hinged engine-turned back with winding aperture, polished bezel. D. White enamel,eccentric Roman chapter at 9 o'clock, minute chapter symmetrically to the right with Arabic 10 minute markers,thermometer sector with Fahrenheit scale calibrated from 0-minus 15 and 0-35, seconds dial at 6. Gold "spade"hour and minute hands. M. 40 mm (17 3/4???), frosted gilt, female winding and hand setting holes, 15 jewels, coun-terpoisedpolished steel lateral lever escapement, polished steel escape wheel, blued steel and brass bimetallicbalance with blued steel arms, blued steel spiral balance-spring, index regulator, steel and brass bimetallic ther-mometercurb acing on spring-loaded rack-and-pinion transmission.Diam. 44 mm.

Patek Philippe, Genève, case No. 9754. Made for Sackermann Hessenberg & Co., A Francfort. Made in 1854, sold on June 15, 1857. Very fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel miniature pendant watch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, hinged and stepped curved bezel, ribbed band, hinged and sprung back cover with stepped border,engine turned, chased and engraved initial "S" overlaid with slate gray translucent enamel. Hinged gold cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute markers. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 7''', frosted gilt,bar caliber, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, gilt flat-rim three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator.Case signed and numbered.Diam. 18.5 mm.

Patek I Spolka w Genewie, No. 3220, case No. 8045. Made in 1848, sold December 16, 1850. Very fine and exceptionally rare 18K gold quarter repeating hunting cased pocket chromometer with Adrien Philippe?s first keyless winding system patented in 1845. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, solid, chased and engraved with small scrolls, maker?s punch ?PM?. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Whiteenamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 9. Blued steel fleur-de-lys hands.M. 21??? (47 mm), frosted gilt, 14 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement with jewelledlocking pin, free-sprung cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature screws and meantimescrews, cranked arms, blued steel helical balance spring, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated bya slide in the band.Cuvette and movement signed.Diam. 55 mm.

Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 27397. Made in 1870 and sold on 31st August 1871. Very fine and exceptionally rare and early 18K gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and fly-back 15- minute recorder. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minutetrack and outer seconds track divided into fifths and with Arabic five second divisions, subsidiary seconds, 15-minute recording sector with flyback hand. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19''' (42.75 mm), frosted gilt, wolf'stooth winding, steel chronograph work with extra half-toothed and sprung wheel to operate the fly-back recorderhand, mounted on the backplate and activated by a button in the band with safety lock-slide, 25 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.Case and cuvette signed and numbered, dial and movement numbered.Diam. 51 mm.

Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 30449/2257. Made in 1867, sold in March 1868 to Russian Education Minister D. Tolstoy. Very fine 18K gold keyless hunting-cased pocket watch with Patek Philippe fitted box. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "forme collier", engine turned and polished, reeded borders, engine turned band. Hinged goldcuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade"hands. M. 19''', frosted gilt bar caliber, wolf's tooth winding, "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetalliccompensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.Case and cuvette signed, movement numbered on the front plate.Diam. 51 mm.