ANDREW DICKIE DECORATIVE PAIR-CASED POCKET WATCH, CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMELLED DÉCOR; 22K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL

22K yellow gold and enamel, pair-cased, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch; slightly later white enamel dial. Outer-case engraved and royal blue enamelled in champlevé showing a bunch of flowers; gilded brass glazed protective case.

Andrew Dickie, London, No. 814, with London hallmarks for 1751-52. Extremely rare and very fine 22K gold pair-cased clockwatch striking hours and quarters with independent quarter-repeating, à tact option, and alarm.

C. Outer: two-body, bezels pierced and engraved with foliage. Inner: two-body, ?bassine?, back engraved with cornucopia, band pierced and engraved band in a floral pattern, mask at 6. D. Off-white enamel, radial Roman numerals, inner quarter-hour divisions, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, center with revolving enamel alarm disc with radial Arabic numerals, aperture between IIII and V for setting the alarm. Blued steel ?beetle and poker? hands. M. 38 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, balance jeweled with diamond endstone, single-footed cock, Stogden type repeating system, striking, repeating and alarm each with two hammers, single bell, repeating by depressing the pendant, à tact option by lever at 3, gilt brass dust cap.Movement and dust cap signed.Diam. 57 mm.

Andrew Dickie, London, No. 3011, circa 1760.Fine 22K gold pair-cased, quarter repeating watch.

C. Gilt brass shagreen covered double-body outer with gold piqu? work floral decoration. Double-body inner bassine pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage, the back centred with engraved flowers. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minutes ring. Blued steel ?poker and beetle? hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Gilt brass English cock with diamond-end-stoneRepeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Gilt brass dust cap.Signed on the back plate and dust cap.Diam. 50 mm.