Antique Scientific Instruments

This rare Victorian prosthetic support, crafted by William Henry Spratt, represents a remarkable example of 19th-century innovation in orthopedic and surgical engineering. Operating ...

Engraved across the polished silver cuvette with a civic dedication, this open-face pocket watch was commissioned as a bespoke military presentation piece. Crafted with a heavy sterl...

A cast bull's head finial with a ring through its snout presides over the top of this substantial brass balance scale, anchoring a heavy architectural framework designed for trade us...

This elegant antique balance scale was crafted in Bristol, England, in the late 19th century, circa 1880–1890, and represents the high level of precision engineering associated with ...

Cast relief scrollwork, foliate cartouches, and stippled patterning define the heavy brass housing of this mechanical register. Designed with a dual-tiered keyboard calibrated in pre...

A celestial motif centres the case back, executed in black, crimson, and gilt enamel. At the lower edge, a stylised sun with a painted blue face radiates gold rays beneath an arched ...

Applied two-colour gold foliage borders and a diamond-encrusted monogram define the consular case of this compact French timepiece. Designed with a push pendant that activates an à t...

A chased steel consular case decorated with an outdoor figural scene distinguishes this French pocket watch. Worked in heavy-gauge steel, the relief carving depicts an elegantly dres...

A protective glazed hinged cover shields the relief decoration across the reverse of this gold consular case, an uncommon construction designed to safeguard delicate repoussé and cha...

A hinged skull cast in metal forms the novelty housing for this early nineteenth-century English timepiece. Realistically modelled with deep eye sockets, a defined nasal aperture, an...

An intricate engine-turned gold dial centres this petite open-face timepiece, framed by an encircling border of delicate split pearls. Slender blued steel hands with Breguet moon tip...

A delicate gold consular case defines this French pocket watch, distinguished by its intricate engine-turned back and polychrome enamel embellishment. At the centre of the reverse si...

Translucent midnight-blue enamel covers centred with a fine geometric trellis and delicate star motifs define this diminutive 18-carat gold full hunter watch. The circular covers are...

A vibrant cloisonné and champlevé enamel vase overflowing with polychrome blossoms adorns the reverse of this gold consular case. Set against an opaque black ground, the flowers and ...

Engine-turned gold covers framed by pale blue champlevé enamel borders and dual tiers of split pearls distinguish this compact Swiss pendant watch. Built in a full hunter format meas...

A finely painted polychrome enamel miniature portrait of an elegant young lady adorns the reverse of the middle gold case, framed within translucent green enamel over engine turning ...

A central oval cartouche crafted in three-colour gold displays a basket of flowers surmounted by a bird, flanked by enamelled green foliage and an arrangement of arrows. This relief ...

A polychrome enamel battle scene dominates the lower dial of this striking timepiece, centring on a kinetic automaton aperture cut into the bridge. As the movement runs, a continuous...

Darkened gunmetal steel provides the striking ground for this consular-cased verge pocket watch, highlighted by intricate three-colour gold applied relief work. The reverse depicts a...

Applied four-colour gold floral decoration adorns the reverse of this open-face consular pocket watch, sheltered beneath an original glazed rear bezel. Measuring 48 mm in diameter, t...

A chased oval cartouche in three-colour gold forms the focal point of the outer case, worked in relief with a tied spray of roses and foliage. This relief medallion is framed by an e...

A finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of a young lady against an intense cobalt blue ground forms the centrepiece of this open-face pocket watch. The reverse is framed by deep ...

Densely set split pearls create a rich, tactile surface across the reverse of this gold open face pocket watch. Concentric circles of miniature pearls radiate outward from a central ...

An eccentric puce enamel dial provides a striking focal point, decorated in grisaille with a musical trophy of horns and pipes nestled within laurel branches. Set against this soft p...

Cabochon turquoise beads and applied foliate scrolls frame both bezels of this drum-shaped open-face pocket watch. Crafted in 18-carat yellow gold, the drum case measures 45 mm acros...

A spiral arrangement of graduated seed pearls covers the reverse of this miniature pocket watch, radiating outwards from a central button pearl across a finely textured, engine-turne...

An intricately chased scene in relief across the back of the consular case portrays a romantic couple seated within a classical garden setting with architectural columns, urns and fo...

Constructed as an extraordinary exercise in micro-mechanical watchmaking, this miniature gold ring watch houses a fully functioning chain-driven fusee movement within an outer case s...

Foliate chasing in yellow, red, and green gold surrounds a central rosette of split pearls on the reverse of this miniature pocket watch. Crafted in a consular case measuring 33 mm i...

A finely painted enamel dial defines this English verge watch, depicting a detailed country vignette rather than a conventional full-width chapter ring. The time is displayed on a mi...

A finely engine-turned silver dial defines this open-face pocket watch, showcasing a delicate woven guilloché centre encircled by a brushed silver chapter ring. The hours are delinea...

Engine-turned details and fine chasing define the 18-carat yellow gold open-face case, housing a key-wound fusee movement signed by S. I. Tobias & Co. of Liverpool. Built to an e...

A fine engine-matted gold dial forms the decorative centrepiece of this open face pocket watch, embellished with three-colour applied gold foliate scrollwork to the centre and an int...

Elaborate tri-colour foliate scrollwork defines the chased case of this Swiss open-face pocket watch, made circa 1830. Both the outer bezels and the hinged back cover are embellished...

Designed in the likeness of a miniature pocket watch, this gold calendar fob served as a sophisticated personal accessory intended to suspend from a chatelaine or watch ribbon alongs...

A miniature polychrome enamel panel depicting a classically robed couple embracing their infant child forms the centrepiece of the gold case back. The painted medallion is framed by ...

Radiating rows of pavé-set split pearls cover the entire reverse of this open-face gold case, fanning outwards across the domed surface from an off-centre cluster set beneath the ste...

Hand-painted in polychrome enamel over a shaped gold body, this two-piece case depicts a recumbent lamb upon a grassy ground. The front cover portrays the head and fleece of the anim...

A textured gold dial forms the decorative centrepiece of this open-face pocket watch, adorned with applied three-colour gold foliage in the centre medallion and around the outer chap...

An intricately engine-turned gold dial forms the face of this open-fronted pocket watch, decorated with crisp Roman numeral hour markers, an outer beaded border, and a subsidiary sec...

An ornate three-colour gold consular case forms the focal point of this pocket watch, distinguished by a fixed glass cover that shields the reverse decoration. Beneath the protective...

A distinctive white enamel dial commands attention, where traditional hour numerals are replaced by twelve bold capital letters spelling the original owner's name, ""THOMAS MACHAN""....

A miniature polychrome armorial bearing on radiant translucent cobalt enamel adorns the case back, rendered over engine-turned engraving and surrounded by concentric white-and-blue b...

Lustrous translucent cobalt blue enamel over fine geometric engine-turning defines the reverse of this consular case, framed by borders of round split pearls. Set against the guilloc...

Classical monochrome miniature painting distinguishes this refined late eighteenth-century timepiece, executed en grisaille on the case back with a detailed scene of the huntress Dia...

A prominent blue enamel Roman numeral chapter ring encircles the front aperture of this silver half hunter pocket watch, allowing the time to be read at a glance without springing th...

An applied garden composition in three-colour gold centres the reverse of this consular case, framed within an oval medallion over a finely engine-turned ground. The scene depicts a ...

A finely patterned engine-turned centre distinguishes the solid gold dial, bordered by applied Arabic numerals arranged radially in gold relief. Time is indicated by distinctive gold...

A distinctive twenty-four hour chapter ring sets this late Victorian open face pocket watch apart from conventional timepieces of the era. Rather than the customary twelve-hour cycle...

Deep royal blue enamel Roman numerals stand out against the polished front cover, encircling the central viewing aperture in a classic half hunter configuration. The solid silver cas...

Translucent emerald green enamel radiates over an engine-turned guilloché ground across the back of this 18-carat yellow gold open-face pocket watch. The circular case measures 32 mm...

A radiating sunburst pattern defines the engine-turned silver dial of this French open-face pocket watch, mounted in an 18-carat gold case. The dial displays black Roman numerals, an...

Deep green bloodstone panels framed in rich 22-carat gold define the consular case of this mid-18th-century English verge pocket watch. The solid bloodstone reverse is held by a pier...

Neoclassical en grisaille enamelling and deep translucent blue champlevé ornament distinguish this Irish verge pocket watch and its elaborate matching chatelaine. The 47 mm gold oute...

Elaborate translucent green and opaque blue champlevé enamelling frames the painted oval cartouche on the reverse of this Georgian pair case watch. Executed en grisaille against a so...

Classical urn motifs executed in rich champlevé enamel define this exceptional Scottish verge timepiece. The outer protective case features a central translucent cobalt blue urn meda...

Swirling rosettes of graduated split pearls form the striking focal point across the reverse of this gold case, radiating outward from a vivid bezel-set pink ruby. The swirling tendr...

Elaborate foliate and arabesque motifs rendered in deep cobalt blue and white enamel distinguish this Swiss open-face pocket watch. Sized at 38 mm in diameter, the timepiece is house...

A translucent ring of peach-orange enamel over an engine-turned ground defines the reverse of this French consular case. The central roundel is worked in green and blue cloisonné scr...

An intricate three-colour gold relief covers the reverse of this open-face pocket watch, depicting an overflowing basket of flowers enclosed by leafy trailing sprays. The floral arra...