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412 Lots
Lot 902
Breguet. Gold open face ' Souscription ' ruby cylinder pocket watch, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, signed beneath the six numeral and again indistinctly beneath the twelve numeral, signed again to the inner back cover, Horger de la Marine Royal, No. 4028, 8/1827, the back cover and sides decorated with engine turning, 58mm diameter, complete with original invoice, dated 1827 and a ' repair ' receipt from Louis Desoutter, dated 1928.Hammer: £9600
Lot 903
Breguet. Gold repeating lever watch, No. 3174, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary dial, signed beneath the six numeral Breguet, signed again to a small circular disc at the four numeral, Breguet No. 137, the case back and sides decorated with engine turning, the inner case inscribed No. 3174 Breguet, 56mm diameter, presented in a red Morocco leather covered irregular octagonal case, No. 137, together with a Breguet key and length of watch chain, also including: miscellaneous supporting paperwork from Maison Breguet and a bill of sale dated 1899 (alterations by Bruguet).Hammer: £9800
Lot 904
Large gold open face pivoted detent tourbillon chronometer, signed Moremble, Eleve de Breguet, No. 4, the silvered engine turned dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and power reserve indicator and inscribed either side of the subsidiary dial ' Regulateur a Tourbillon ', inscribed to the inner cover, ' No. 4 Chronometre Tourbillon, Moremble Eleve de Breguet ', signed again to the back plate and numbered 4, 61mm diameter, presented in a red Morocco leather covered case from Desoutter and also including Desoutter's invoice dated 1930 and two letters from Mrs Desoutter inviting Mr Payne to purchase the watch owing to the death of her husbandPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £17000
Lot 905
Breguet. No. 2330, a half quarter repeating sapphire cylinder pair cased watch, the silvered engine turned dial, signed Breguet below the twelve numeral, the gold inner and outer cases decorated in profuse guilloche enamel with floral scrolls on a claret ground for the Ottoman market, presented in a red Morocco leather covered case by Desoutter, together with a Breguet key and a length of gold watch chain, also included, Breguet certificate No. 2774, detailing the sale of the watch by Leroy Constantinople 1811, also a certificate from Breguet detailing various 19th Century repairs, carried out for S.E. Abraham Pacha and a Louis Desoutter invoice, dated 1928 detailing the sale to Mr Payne. There are further notes and labels attached suggesting a link with Sultan Sellim III and a mention of Napoleon, however these are fragmentary and as yet unsubstantiatedPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £46000
Lot 906
Oval silver verge watch in 17th Century style, the front cover engraved with a scene of St. George and the dragon, the reverse with the Madonna and child, the dial with a single blue steeled hand and pierced and engraved decoration, similar to the case band, probably 19th Century, 78mm highPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £800
Lot 907
Large Continental silver cased verge watch, the full plate gilt movement signed Garnier, the silver Champleve dial with date aperture and engraved to a central ring, Dona Praesentis Rape Laetus Horae above a date aperture, the inner case initialled D.B., 55mm diameterPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £1100
Lot 908
Large pair cased verge watch signed Thomas Baker Junior, Portsmouth, No. 27, the silver champleve dial signed to the centre, the plain inner case, initialled I.P., the outer tortoiseshell case decorated with pique stud work and inlaid with fine silver wire with floral and bird designs, 55mm diameter.Hammer: £2000
Lot 909
Plain silver pair cased verge watch with a later movement, signed John Retford, London, No. 8274, the silver champleve dial with later hands, 53mm diameterPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
PROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £280
Lot 910
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Jonathan May, London, No. 4544, the movement with mock pendulum to the balance casing, the arcaded enamel dial with pierced gilt hands, 60mm diameterPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £500
Lot 911
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed James Davis, London, No. 732, the enamel dial bearing the name Stephen Huff, the name letters forming the hour numerals with Arabic minute numerals to the circumference, 60mm diameterPROVENANCE
The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times..
Hammer: £760
Lot 912
Daniel Quare. Silver pair cased quarter repeating verge watch, signed to the back plate and No. 441, the later enamel and arcaded dial with Arabic and Roman numerals and pierced gilt hands, the inner case with pierced and engraved band, the reverse with a central rosette, the outer band with a rural vignette, the outer case plain, makers mark C.G., 59mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £1850
Lot 913
John Gordon. Gold repousse quarter repeating pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate and to the inner dust cover, the later engine turned gold dial with blued steel hands, the inner case with a pierced and engraved band, the outer case pierced with scroll work, the centre with a scene from classical mythology, 50mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £2300
Lot 914
Thomas Mudge. Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate Thomas Mudge, London, No. 329, the inner case hallmarked London 1759, the outer case London 1788, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals (cracks and chips), 50mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £1400
Lot 915
Thomas Mudge Plain gilt cased verge watch, signed to the back plate, Mudge, London, No. 284, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the outer case lacking, 40mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £580
Lot 916
Edward Ellicott. Gold pair cased repousse ruby cylinder watch, signed to the back plate Ellicott, London, No. 4665, similarly signed to the dust cover, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the repousse outer case decorated with a scene from the baptism of John, hallmarked London 1778, 49mm diameter, together with a purchase invoice from William Wordley Ltd, dated 1926Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £2700
Lot 917
Continental silver repousse pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Roget, London, No. 1192, the outer case decorated in relief with a scene of the flight into Egypt, 56mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £370
Lot 918
Thomas Tompion. Gilt pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Tompion, London, No. 3080, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the outer case covered in tortoiseshell (dial and cases later), 54mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
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Hammer: £3600
Lot 919
Eardley Norton. Large plain silver pair cased verge watch for the Turkish market, signed to the back plate, Eardley Norton, London, No. 4149, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, also signed, the cases hallmarked London 1788, 71mm diameter.Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
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Lot 920
Ralph Gout. Silver and tortoiseshell triple cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed Ralph Gout, London, the movement signed in Turkish and No. 34887, the plain inner case hallmarked London 1768, 55mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £1300
Lot 921
Silver pair cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the back plate signed Markwick Markham Perigal, London, No. 17731, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, also signed, the plain inner case hallmarked London 1774, the outer case engraved with Middle Eastern style decoration, 49mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £400
Lot 922
Le Roy Eleve de Breguet, a Continental gold and enamel cased verge watch for the Turkish market, the enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed to the back plate Le Roy Eleve de Breguet, No. 4277, signed again to the dial in Turkish, the front case with foliate designs on a pink ground, the back similarly decorated surrounding a central vignette of a harbour scene, 49mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £2500
Lot 923
Barraud. 18ct gold cased dumb half quarter repeating pair cased pocket chronometer, signed to the back plate Barraud's, Cornhill, London, No. 720, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, signed Barraud's London, No. 720, the case hallmarked London 1815 and engraved with the arms of King George IV for whom the watch is reputed to have been made, 55mm diameter. See reference to this on the accompanying sale invoice from Louis Desoutter, dated 28th September 1927Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £15500
Lot 924
Barraud. Plain silver pair cased duplex watch, the movement signed, Barraud's, Cornhill, London, No. 7926, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, also signed, the inner case hallmarked London 1813, the outer case, London 1810, 54mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £820
Lot 925
English plain silver open face duplex pocket watch, signed to the back plate Bourchier, Longacre, London, No. 142, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds (cracks), the case hallmarked London 1818, 59mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £500
Lot 926
Small and slender 18ct gold and silver cased lever watch in the manner of Breguet. The silvered engine turned dial with offset chapter ring, Roman numerals, regulator vector and vacant signature cartouche, the back and sides decorated with engine turning, 45mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £5200
Lot 927
Continental gold cased dual time lever watch with centre seconds, the inner case signed by the retailer John E. Hyde and Sons, London, No. 1862, the gilt floral engraved dial with a subsidiary seconds dial, the movement with parachute and compensations, the outer case with engine turning and floral engraving, the loop and bezels also engraved and with a chronograph stop / start / slide to the band, 54mm diameter, together with a sales invoice from Searle, Hoare and Co., dated 22nd May, 1916Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £1900
Lot 928
Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, signed to the back plate J.N. Farndon, Deddington, No. 603, the enamel dial similarly signed, the inner case plain, the outer case radially engine turned with a central rosette, 50mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £500
Lot 929
Continental gold cased quarter repeating verge watch, signed Romilly Comp, the gilt inner cover similarly signed, the dial with a signed enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals the gilt fretwork centre depicting a classical scene, the plain case with a milled band, 54mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £1400
Lot 930
Continental silver verge watch, signed Bien Aime Fils Amiens, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, similarly signed and with an offset winding post, 52mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £110
Lot 931
Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased verge watch, signed Martineau, London, the champleve silver dial with date aperture similarly signed, 57mm diameter, the outer case later associatedProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £840
Lot 932
Silver repousse pair cased verge watch signed Tarts, London, No. 24828, the silver champleve dial signed to the centre, Tarts, the plain inner case hallmarked London 1774, the outer case decorated with a classical scene within Baroque scroll work, 51mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £520
Lot 933
Silver pair cased verge watch, signed Tarts, London, No. 721, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals surrounding a central vignette of a river scene with bridge (cracked), the inner case hallmarked London 1799 together with a later outer case (incorrect fit), 45mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £250
Lot 934
George Mardy. Silver repousse pair cased verge watch, signed George Mardy, London, No. 55490, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the inner case damaged and hallmarked London 1788, the outer case embossed with scroll work and a classical scene, 48mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £320
Lot 935
Gilt metal verge watch, signed to the back plate Dwerrihouse Carter and Sons, Berkeley Square, No. 8906, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and offset winding post, the case with engine turned decoration, 46mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £210
Lot 936
Plain silver verge watch, signed Joseph Beale, Twickenham 1801, the enamel dial with letters for the hours, forming the name William Main, hallmarked London 1800, 54mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £420
Lot 937
Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, signed Jonathan Price, London 1800, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered in tortoiseshell, 45mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £250
Lot 938
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed Jonathan Chater, Olney, No. 7 with enamel dial and Arabic numerals, the inner case hallmarked London 1770, 52mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £320
Lot 939
Gilt verge watch, the movement signed William Frodsham, London, No. 191, the gilt champleve dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell, 49mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £900
Lot 940
Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Jon Abchurch, London, No. 4488, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell and with underpainted fern and butterfly decoration,49mm diameter
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £450
Lot 941
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, signed Jonathan Pilkington, Woolwich, No. 221, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the case hallmarked London 1803, 57mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £160
Lot 942
Small gilt pair case verge watch, the movement signed Simpson and Higginson, Strand, London, No. 3812, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell, 46mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £260
Lot 943
Gilt pair cased verge watch, the movement inscribed Alex Millar, Montrose, No. 619, the enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, the minute hand and glass lacking, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshellProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £210
Lot 944
Silver hunter cased verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Wells, Skipston, No. 6905, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the engine turned case (rubbed), hallmarked London 1829, 52mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £140
Lot 945
Gilt metal verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Taylor, Holborn (the movement incomplete), the later enamel dial now fitted to the gilt metal outer case, formally housing a quarter repeat movement, covered with tortoiseshell, 51mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £380
Lot 946
White metal pair cased cylinder watch, the movement signed Thomas Mudge and W. Dutton, London, No. 894, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the later case with plain inner and repousse outer, 48mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £700
Lot 947
Gilt metal pair cased verge watch, the movement signed Thomas Field, Bath, No. 11553, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell, 48mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times.
Hammer: £210
Lot 948
Gilt pair cased verge watch, the movement inscribed Edward Palmer, London, No. 7298, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the inner case plain, the outer case covered with tortoiseshell with underpainted fern decoration, 46mm diameterProvenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
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Hammer: £230
Lot 949
Plain silver pair cased verge watch, the movement signed P. Thompson, London, No. 5542, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the inner case hallmarked London 1784, 51mm diameterThe Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
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Hammer: £170
