{"title":"Curiosities","description":"Curiosity items and curiosity watches outside the usual tiers.","products":[{"product_id":"victorian-sliding-watch-case-painted-iris-foliage-c-1880-1910","title":"Spa Painted Sliding-Lid Watch Case, Iris on Both Faces, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sliding-lid pocket watch case in pale wood, hand-painted on both faces with a blue iris and green foliage. The lid slides back to hold a pocket watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rectangular sliding-lid case in pale wood, made to hold a pocket watch. Both faces are hand-painted with a blue iris and trailing foliage in blue, green and white against the bare wood. The lid slides back along grooved edges to take the watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other face carries an iris bud and a trailing sprig around a blue velvet-lined well, and is lettered \"SPA\": a souvenir of the Belgian resort town, long known for its painted woodwork. It dates from c.1890 to 1910 and keeps its original painted decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254355808595,"sku":"CI-0001","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"victorian-souvenir-watch-case-painted-four-leaf-clover-c-1880-1910","title":"Interlaken Souvenir Watch Case and Stand, Four-Leaf Clover, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA square sliding-lid pocket watch case in pale wood, hand-painted with a four-leaf clover and \"Interlaken\" in cursive script. Made as a good-luck souvenir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA square sliding-lid case in pale wood, made to hold a pocket watch. The lid is hand-painted with a four-leaf clover and the place name \"Interlaken\" in cursive script, a good-luck souvenir of the resort in the Bernese Oberland. The lid slides off to reveal an inner panel that tilts up to stand the watch in a red velvet-lined well, notched at the top for the pendant. The original paint has one small loss to a leaf tip at the lid seam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254355841363,"sku":"CI-0002","price":75.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_e7d7db66-9a4c-4177-a79d-fa4ae5d23709.jpg?v=1783694717"},{"product_id":"black-forest-carved-watch-case-floral-wreath-lid-c-1900","title":"Black Forest Carved Watch Case, Floral Wreath Lid, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark-stained carved wooden pocket watch case, hinged at one end and opening to a round well lined in blue velvet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lid is carved with a wreath of fern fronds and small five-petal flowers tied with a ribbon bow, on a finely grooved ground, and the sides are cut with vertical flutes. The rim of the well is cut away at the far end for the pendant. The dark stain and deep carving are typical of the carved souvenir work of Brienz and the Black Forest in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254356726099,"sku":"CI-0003","price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_a1a623e2-09bd-4f7d-8907-9d401d058c38.jpg?v=1783694500"},{"product_id":"black-forest-carved-wood-watch-holder-edelweiss-flower-c-1880-1920","title":"Swiss Carved Pocket Watch Case, Edelweiss Lid, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eA folding pocket watch case in carved wood, the hinged lid carved with an edelweiss above a band lettered LUZERN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lid is carved in relief with an edelweiss on a textured ground, above a band lettered \"LUZERN\" with the final N cut in reverse. It closes over a velvet-lined well notched for the pendant, and the sides are carved with vertical flutes. The lettering marks it as a Lucerne souvenir, carved in the Swiss Brienz manner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254356758867,"sku":"CI-0004","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_93c1d71e-c345-4c0f-8058-5427e3d63376.jpg?v=1783694319"},{"product_id":"carved-edelweiss-watch-holder-hinged-lid-c-1880","title":"Carved Edelweiss Watch Holder with Hinged Lid, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA carved wood pocket watch holder with a hinged cover, the face carved with an edelweiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pocket watch holder in carved wood, with a hinged cover. The face is carved with an edelweiss, its petals radiating from a central boss against an incised hatched ground, with ribbed sides. It opens to a velvet-lined circular well that holds the watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254356922707,"sku":"CI-0005","price":140.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_7fa853d5-1d2e-4c8a-a053-0017c76b8ee0.jpg?v=1783694316"},{"product_id":"french-pyrenees-souvenir-watch-holder-eaux-chaudes-carved-wood-c-1870-1910","title":"Eaux Chaudes Souvenir Holder from the French Pyrénées, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small carved wood souvenir holder, inscribed 'Eaux Chaudes', the spa village in the Ossau valley of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, just south of Laruns. 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The carving is well preserved, with no significant chips or cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254383989075,"sku":"CI-0007","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_1ee842de-9908-4929-8ab7-128174eb9dc0.jpg?v=1783694514"},{"product_id":"carved-hexagonal-watch-box-bird-and-leaf-lid","title":"Carved Hexagonal Box, Bird and Leaf Lid, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hexagonal hinged box in dark-stained wood, carved with a bird among stylised leaves on the lid and leaf sprays on the side panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lid is carved in the Black Forest manner with a bird among stylised leaves on a matted ground, and the lower side panels carry carved leaf sprays. Suitable for a pocket watch or small items.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254386479443,"sku":"CI-0008","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_53e49ae4-fa83-4c4d-86cd-8ee9b3ca822c.jpg?v=1783694510"},{"product_id":"victorian-slope-front-watch-stand-green-velvet-c-1880","title":"Victorian Slope-Front Watch Stand, Green Velvet Well, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA slope-fronted walnut-stained watch stand with a round green velvet-padded well and wooden retaining tab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA slope-fronted pocket watch stand in walnut-stained wood, on a moulded plinth. The sloping front board is cut with a round well padded with green velvet and notched at the top for the pendant, with a wooden tab to retain the watch. A plain, functional bedside piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pocket watch shown in the photographs is for scale and is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254421082451,"sku":"CI-0009","price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_6ff361ad-2110-4707-8f46-4c19d206021f.jpg?v=1783694510"},{"product_id":"leather-book-form-watch-stand-c-1880","title":"Leather Book-Form Watch Stand, Bee-Engraved Brass Clasp, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small hinged 'book-style' watch case in brown leather with a brass clasp, opening to a velvet-lined well for the watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small hinged pocket watch case covered in brown leather, with a brass clasp and hinge. The book rests at an angle on a stepped plinth. Its front cover, cut with a round window, opens on a spine hinge to a single velvet-lined well notched at the top for the pendant, so the dial shows through the window when the cover is closed. The brass hasp is engraved with a Napoleonic bee. Made to stand on a bedside table for overnight watch storage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254422294867,"sku":"CI-0010","price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_26b78c24-d7e2-4bb8-96db-6666cf67b8f3.jpg?v=1783694511"},{"product_id":"victorian-walnut-panel-watch-holder-brass-figural-hook-c-1870-1910","title":"Stained Wood Pocket Watch Stand with a Cast Brass Shakespeare Hook","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark-stained wooden panel with a cast brass figural hook, from which a pocket watch hangs by its bow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pocket watch holder in dark-stained wood, a flat panel with a curved top. A small cast brass figural hook, in the form of William Shakespeare writing at a desk above the motto NOT FOR AN AGE BUT FOR ALL TIME, is mounted to the panel; the watch hangs from it by its bow. Made to stand on a dressing table or bedside table, supported by a shaped strut at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254472462675,"sku":"CI-0011","price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CB_015281.jpg?v=1786219206"},{"product_id":"german-pocket-watch-stand-pastoral-scene-c-1931","title":"Pewter Pocket Watch Stand, Pastoral Scene in Relief, c.1931","description":"\u003cp\u003eA German pocket watch stand of about 1931, its tilted oval plate cast in relief with a herdsman and his animals beneath a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate sits at an angle on a hammered stem and a domed round foot with a hatched scallop border. A beaded rim frames the scene, and a teardrop crest at the top carries a wire hook for the watch bow. A herdsman in a broad-brimmed hat sits beneath a tree by a rail fence, a cow stands in profile and other animals lie in the grass, with a farmstead on the horizon. The stand is marked D.R.G.M. 1 152 792, a German registration of 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254472528211,"sku":"CI-0012","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CB_01550.jpg?v=1786219621"},{"product_id":"neoclassical-watch-stand-pin-dish-c-1900","title":"Neoclassical Revival Watch Stand on a Pin Dish, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Neoclassical revival pocket watch stand of about 1900: a round ringed watch plate with a hook and palmette crest, on a fluted column rising from a pin dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA desk stand for a pocket watch, cast and spun in yellow metal. The watch hangs from a hook set in the crest and rests against a round plate grooved with concentric rings. A palmette rises between scrolls and leaves above it, palmette ears project at each side and an oval cartouche hangs below. The plate sits on a fluted column flanked by scroll brackets hung with pine cones, with a gadrooned collar at its foot. The column stands in a shallow pin dish decorated in low relief with scrolling foliage within a lobed border, on a stepped round foot. Stamped DÉPOSÉ and E C beneath the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254472626515,"sku":"CI-0013","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CB_01464.jpg?v=1786218979"},{"product_id":"art-nouveau-watch-stand-paris-opera-souvenir-c-1900","title":"Art Nouveau Copper-Finish Watch Stand, Paris Opéra Tray, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Art Nouveau pocket watch stand in copper-finished white metal, its base formed as a small footed tray embossed with the Paris Opéra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch hangs from a wire hook at the crest, in front of a hammer-textured, dished plate within a ribbed frame. Sprays of stylised roses flank a pierced panel of upright bars and a ring, long looped arms sweep down both sides, and the body curves forward into the tray, where the façade of the Palais Garnier is shown in relief, lettered L'Opéra above and Paris below. The reverse is stamped \"Importé de Bavière\": it was made in Bavaria for the French market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254472659283,"sku":"CI-0014","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CB_01508.jpg?v=1786219121"},{"product_id":"art-nouveau-cast-metal-pocket-watch-stand-c-1900","title":"Art Nouveau Porte-Montre in Patinated Cast Metal, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Art Nouveau porte-montre in patinated cast metal, with a flared stem and a dished watch cradle framed by whiplash scrolls and blossoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Art Nouveau porte-montre (watch stand) in patinated cast metal. The rounded triangular foot is cast with whiplash leaf lines and small flower sprays and rises into a flared stem, which curls over to carry a dished circular watch cradle. The cradle is framed by whiplash ribbon scrolls with a cluster of blossoms at either side and a pierced crest, where a wire hook set in a small rosette holds the watch by its bow. The surface has an even bronze-brown patina. A Continental Art Nouveau piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254472855891,"sku":"CI-0015","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CB_01494.jpg?v=1786219064"},{"product_id":"henri-chatelain-decimal-pedometer-nickel-c-1891","title":"Patented Three-Register Step Counter, Paris, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eA paceometer by Henri Chatelain of Paris: a three-register decimal step counter bearing French, Swiss and German patent marks, with the mechanism open to view at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first glance this reads as a chronograph: three subsidiary registers on a centesimal white enamel dial, blued steel hands, an outer scale running 0 to 100. It is in fact a paceometer, a precision step-counting instrument by Henri Chatelain of Paris, from around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChatelain was a Paris maker of precision instruments, founded in the late 1870s and known for pedometers and map measures. The swinging weight is stamped BREVETE S.G.D.G., the Swiss federal cross with patent number 15676, and D.R.G.M., above the H C trade mark. Swiss patent 15676 is Chatelain's own four-hand pedometer, filed on 10 January 1898, so this example dates from 1898 or later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nickel case is 44.5mm and is open at the back, showing the engraved white-metal plate and gilt wheels. The paceometer functions correctly across all three registers. The enamel has an old chip with staining at the centre of the left register and hairlines across the dial; the front crystal is intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scientific curiosity from around 1900, with all four hands working.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henri Chatelain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254472888659,"sku":"CW-0001","price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/file_6b7e0a3e-04df-4618-b20b-f9c572645738.jpg?v=1783696663"},{"product_id":"salomons-breguet-supplement-one-of-1-000-london-1921","title":"Salomons' Breguet Supplement, One of 1,000, London 1921","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Supplement to Sir David Salomons' Breguet of 1921, the book that founded Breguet scholarship in English: one of 1,000, complete in its original blue wrappers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir David Lionel Salomons owned more Breguet than anyone of his era, over a hundred watches and clocks with the Marie-Antoinette among them, and in 1921 he did what nobody had yet done in English: he published the record, Breguet (1747-1823), written from the pieces on his own shelves. A century on, Breguet specialists still cite it by page and number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Supplement he issued almost immediately afterwards. The book itself brought further watches, an interesting clock and several new facts to light, and rather than leave them unrecorded he set them down in a further volume and sent it after the first. It carries the engraving of the Maison Breguet on the Quai de l'Horloge and a further run of watch plates, and it was printed, like the main book, in an edition of 1,000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is complete and honest. The original blue-grey paper wrappers are present with the title crisp in black, the spine is intact, every page is there and the plates are clean. There is light foxing to the front cover, the even toning a century puts into paper, and a small bump to one lower corner, and that is all. 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It still switches on.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatek Philippe's watches are well documented; the equipment that kept them running much less so. This is a piece of it: the Multicapt, an electronic timing and testing unit made in Switzerland around 1970 to 1975 for the maison's own service centre and certified workshops, its meter signed by Neuberger of Munich. It lived on a bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts controls are a map of Patek's 1970s. There are settings either side of 36,000 vibrations an hour, for the high-beat mechanical calibres of the period, and a voltage selector set at the two cell voltages of the earliest quartz movements, which the house was making too. A Neuberger multimeter face and a red Nixie tube display handle the readings. One instrument, straddling the exact moment the industry changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is in remarkably clean order for a working tool: the blue anodised fascia unmarked, the silkscreen crisp, the steel case sharp-edged. It powers on, the display lights, and the meter needle sits and answers as it should. 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The Étanchéiscope stood on the bench at Rolex service centres and authorised watchmakers, and an Oyster in for service went under its clamp before it went back on a wrist. No bubbles, no leak, no doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an object it is pure Rolex industry: a cast body in the firm's green hammertone enamel with ROLEX OYSTER PATENT cast in relief at the base, a tall acrylic column above it, a nickel pump lever with a smaller locking lever beside it, and at the top a white gauge dial signed ROLEX beneath the coronet, graduated in centimetres of mercury. Reference 1000, made around 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt still does its job. The pump draws and holds a vacuum, the needle answers and settles back, the levers move freely and the acrylic chamber is clear, with only a light internal patina low down and honest rub-through at the lever slot to show its working life. Both levers and the knurled specimen clamp are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oyster story is told in the rooms below; the condition and the particulars are set out beneath them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54523085259091,"sku":"CI-0021","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/rolex-cast-metal-body-with-green-hammertone-crackle-enamel-finish-glass-test-cylinder-nickel-plated-fittings-and-levers-curiosity-item-1_Hero.jpg?v=1786196203"},{"product_id":"cartier-18k-tri-color-gold-basket-weave-lighter-c-1970s","title":"Cartier 18K Tri-Color Gold Basket Weave Lighter, c.1970s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cartier lighter in a bespoke 18k gold case, woven in three colours. 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It sparks, holds its gas, and lights reliably; the cap hinge is firm and snaps shut flush. The tri-color weave is crisp and sharply defined with no wear-through on any of the three golds. 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The chain weighs 50 grams and measures 21cm end to end. The end ring at the spring-ring end is struck with a maker's lozenge and a French guarantee mark for small silver, and the dog clip with a further small mark, all worn. Fitted with a swivel dog clip at one end and a spring ring at the other, where a small ring with a fluted bead hangs from the end ring. No T-bar. The spring ring is stiff and does not snap back under its own tension. 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Both faces of the padlock are cut from Victorian silver coin and riveted to the body: the keyhole face shows the crown and oak wreath of the coin reverse, the other face the young head of Queen Victoria, with BRITANNIAR still legible in the worn legend. No key is present. 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The spring ring shows wear but pulls back cleanly and snaps shut. No T-bar. The 40cm length is longer than most single Alberts and gives the chain a substantial drape. Links are solid with a clean graduation from fine to chunky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812125266259,"sku":"CH-0004","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0004_1.jpg?v=1788228511"},{"product_id":"open-curb-single-albert-with-colliery-cricket-cup-fob-edwardian","title":"Open Curb Single Albert with Colliery Cricket Cup Fob, c.1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hallmarked sterling Albert with T-bar and a blue enamel Haunchwood Colliery Cricket Cup fob by Fattorini and Sons.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single Albert watch chain in open curb links with a swivel dog clip, T-bar and an attached silver and blue enamel sporting fob. The fob reads \"Haunchwood Colliery Cricket Cup\" in silver lettering on a blue enamel band, surrounding a blank shield cartouche with applied leaf and berry decoration on the outer border. The reverse is stamped \"Fattorini and Sons, Bradford House, Birmingham\" with full Birmingham hallmarks including lion passant, anchor and date letter D for 1928, maker's mark F and S. The T-bar carries its own marks: lion passant, date letter L and maker's mark HP. The chain weighs 48 grams and measures 35cm end to end. The blue enamel is intact. 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An attached round fob hangs from the chain, with a rope-twist wire border on both sides and a stamped script monogram on the back. One link beside the dog clip has a rough old repair at its join. Both clasps are functional but stiff. A compact Albert with period fob, suited to a waistcoat pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812259320147,"sku":"CH-0008","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/brass-graduated-curb-albert-watch-chain-fob-c1890-1.jpg?v=1792085702"},{"product_id":"rolled-gold-open-link-albert-chain-german-double","title":"Rolled Gold Open Link Albert Chain, German Doublé","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen link single Albert chain in rolled gold (Amerikanisch Doublé), stamped AM DBL, with a warm gold tone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chain measures 24.5cm end to end and weighs 21 grams, fitted with a spring ring clasp and a dog clip swivel. German made, early 20th century. The gold tone is well preserved with light wear, all links intact and both fittings functional.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812275376467,"sku":"CH-0010","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0010_1.jpg?v=1788229780"},{"product_id":"art-deco-two-tone-fancy-link-albert-chain-continental","title":"Two-Tone Fancy Link Albert Chain, Continental, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecorative single Albert with alternating smooth marquise and ribbed oval links, creating a striking two-tone effect.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe large spring ring is striped to match the ribbed links; the dog clip is plain and joined by two brass rings. The chain measures 23cm end to end and weighs 15.4 grams. Continental European, c.1900, unmarked. The ribbed links and spring ring carry black niello-style striping, worn through in a patch on the spring ring, and the smooth links are rose-toned, worn to white metal at the edges. All links intact, but the jump ring joining the chain to the dog-clip end is open and needs closing. Both fittings work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812282650963,"sku":"CH-0011","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0011_1.jpg?v=1788229937"},{"product_id":"double-albert-chain-with-george-iii-sixpence-coin-fob-1816","title":"Double Albert Curb Chain with 1816 George III Sixpence Fob","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDouble Albert curb chain with T-bar and two dog clip swivels, fitted with a George III silver sixpence dated 1816.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chain measures 44cm at full length and weighs 39.6 grams. The sixpence is dated 1816, the first year of the Great Recoinage, and hangs as a fob from the centre ring, beside the T-bar drop. The links are unmarked; one dog clip is stamped H-P. All curb links intact, both dog clips functional and the brass-toned T-bar solid; the jump ring carrying the coin is open at its join, and the coin is heavily worn with a partial legend visible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812326166867,"sku":"CH-0016","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0016_1.jpg?v=1788230683"},{"product_id":"niello-silver-bar-link-single-albert-vine-and-star-pattern-c-1880","title":"Niello Silver Bar Link Single Albert, Ivy Pattern, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA continental single Albert in niello silver with flat bar links decorated in a trailing ivy pattern throughout.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach flat bar link carries a repeating trailing ivy pattern inlaid in black niello against the silver ground, the links connected by small plain round rings. The chain measures 17cm end to end and weighs 9.9 grams. Fitted with a swivel dog clip at one end and a bolt ring (spring ring) at the other. The bolt ring carries a small punched continental silver mark. The niello is complete on most links; the third link from the dog clip shows wear, with small losses where the silver shows through. A compact, finely decorated chain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812340781395,"sku":"CH-0017","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0017_1.jpg?v=1788230835"},{"product_id":"continental-silver-graduated-curb-albert-chain-800-silver","title":"Graduated Curb Albert Chain in 800 Silver, Continental","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraduated curb link single Albert in 800 silver with a dog clip swivel, in a compact 20cm length.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chain weighs 15.6 grams with a dark aged patina, the links graduating evenly from fine to chunky. Continental European, late 19th or early 20th century. The heavy end finishes in a plain jump ring, with no T-bar. The curb links are intact; the small link joining them to the 800 end link is open at its join, and the dog clip works, with a small rust spot on its collar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812348055891,"sku":"CH-0018","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0018_1.jpg?v=1788230979"},{"product_id":"graduated-curb-single-albert-in-800-silver-continental-c-1900","title":"Graduated Curb Single Albert in .800 Silver, Continental, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Continental single Albert in .800 silver with graduated curb links, marked 800 at both ends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe links widen toward the bolt ring. The chain measures 22cm end to end and weighs 24.4 grams. Fitted with a bolt ring (spring ring) at one end; the other end finishes in a flat end ring and a small open jump ring that carries no fitting. Both end rings are stamped '800', with a cursive 'A' maker's mark and the German crescent and crown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812353790291,"sku":"CH-0019","price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0019_1.jpg?v=1788231134"},{"product_id":"sterling-silver-double-albert-with-ball-fob-birmingham-c-1900","title":"Graduated Curb Albert in Sterling Silver with Ball Fob, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hallmarked sterling silver Albert chain with graduated curb links and a striking hollow ball fob with embossed geometric and foliate decoration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dog clip sits at one end. At the other the T-bar hangs on a ring with a short drop to the ball fob, and a spring ring hangs on a short bar part way along the chain. The chain carries a decorative hollow ball fob with embossed geometric and foliate panels. Each link of the fob drop is struck with the lion passant for sterling. It weighs 26.2 grams and measures 23cm end to end. 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Attached is a cross-shaped Schützenfest shooting medal, featuring a target on a shield over crossed rifles, between a laurel branch and an oak branch, with its ribbon and side banners left blank. The chain weighs 19.9 grams and measures 15cm. Both clasps function well. An unusual and decorative chain with real character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812377022803,"sku":"CH-0025","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0025_1.jpg?v=1788231485"},{"product_id":"heavy-graduated-curb-single-albert-in-sterling-silver-59-7g","title":"Heavy Graduated Curb Double Albert in Sterling Silver, 59.7g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hallmarked sterling silver double Albert chain with graduated curb links, heavyweight at 59.7g with a generous 41cm length.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHallmarked with lion passant on the links and T-bar, date letter r, and maker's marks E.P. on the T-bar and H.P. on the dog clasp. A heavy chain well suited to a larger pocket watch. The T-bar hangs from a central ring that also carries a short fob drop. One arm ends in a dog clip, the other in a plain end link. The dog clip and T-bar both function smoothly, with an even silver patina across the full length.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812389278035,"sku":"CH-0026","price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0026_1.jpg?v=1788231648"},{"product_id":"sterling-silver-rope-twist-single-albert-with-acanthus-t-bar","title":"Rope Twist Single Albert in Sterling Silver with Acanthus T-Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hallmarked sterling silver single Albert chain with rope twist links and a decorative T-bar with embossed acanthus scroll ends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rope twist runs in two lengths joined part way along by two plain round rings, and the T-bar is a standout with embossed acanthus scroll decoration at each end. The chain measures 34cm and weighs 18.1 grams, with a lion passant on the end piece at the dog clip. The dog clip functions well. One of the two plain links between the rope and the T-bar is misshapen, with a wire end standing proud at its joint. 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The flat ring next to the spring ring is stamped GESETZL. GESCHÜTZT, the German registered-design mark. The chain weighs 27 grams and measures 20cm. Both clasps function well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812404941139,"sku":"CH-0031","price":125.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0031_1.jpg?v=1788231978"},{"product_id":"figural-horse-head-fob-chain-with-gilt-heart-slider","title":"Fob Chain with Horse Head Hook and Gilt Heart Slider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA visually striking Continental fob chain with a figural horse head hook terminal, multi-strand fine curb chains, and a gilt heart-shaped central slider with scroll decoration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bridled horse head is finely modelled with a flowing mane, the neck ending in a beaded scroll, and the hook hangs from a ring at the mouth. Multiple fine curb strands run from the horse through a gilt heart-shaped central slider with a beaded border and scroll surrounds, then to an end bar and two short lengths of loop-and-ring links joined at a dog clip. The chain weighs 30.6 grams and measures 23.5cm to the base of the horse head, 28cm to the top of the hook. A small unidentified mark is struck on the dog clip. An unusual and eye-catching chain with genuine sculptural quality in the horse head.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812413985107,"sku":"CH-0032","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0032_1.jpg?v=1788232138"},{"product_id":"victorian-equestrian-multi-strand-fob-chain-with-winding-key","title":"Foxtail Fob Chain with Horse-in-Horseshoe Medallions and Winding Key","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Victorian fob chain with three matching cast horse-in-horseshoe medallions and a four-strand foxtail body, with a combination T-bar and winding key on a short chain drop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach medallion shows a well-detailed horse head with mane, forelock and facial features in relief, set within a horseshoe frame. The body consists of four strands of foxtail chain gathered by decorative trefoil scroll connectors with volute detail, and the lower terminal carries a tasselled foxtail fringe with ball ends. Marks too worn to read, not magnetic. Weight 47.8g, length 27cm. 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Two spinning fob seals hang below in ornate frames with ball finials and metal bases. Hallmarked on the lower end plate with the Dutch .833 standard mark, a walking lion with the numeral 2, and on the plaque with the helmeted Minerva head of the Dutch assay office; the maker's mark, in a rectangular punch, is struck on both end plates. Not magnetic. 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Shaped flat plates finish both ends, and the back of the plaque is struck with the Dutch lion and 2 for .833 silver. Two ornate fob seals hang below in decorative frames with ball finials, rope twist and leaf or shell motifs, set with carnelian and agate stone bases. Dog clip terminal. Not magnetic. Weight 37.2g, length 16.5cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812439478611,"sku":"CH-0038","price":445.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0038_1.jpg?v=1788232762"},{"product_id":"victorian-scottish-agate-double-albert-with-carnelian-cube-fob","title":"Fob Chain with Banded Agate Bars and Carnelian Cube Drop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA short fob chain hung from a bolt ring, with a dog clip and two drops set with banded agate bars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dog clip hangs on a plain rolo strand. The centre drop carries two elongated bar links inlaid with banded agate, striped in red, amber, white and dark tones, and ends in a carnelian cube. The third drop has one agate bar and ends in a small ball terminal. Unmarked. Weight 11.3g, length 10cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54812455403859,"sku":"CH-0042","price":165.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0042_1.jpg?v=1788233073"},{"product_id":"graduated-curb-single-albert-in-sterling-silver-hallmarked-c-1900","title":"Graduated Curb Single Albert in Sterling Silver, Hallmarked, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hallmarked English sterling silver single Albert with graduated curb links, T-bar, dog clip and fob drop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single Albert watch chain in English sterling silver with graduated curb links. Every link carries a lion passant, and the T-bar is struck with a lion passant, date letter a and maker's mark W.W.C. The chain weighs 41.7 grams and measures 28.5cm end to end. Fitted with a dog clip at one end and a T-bar at the other, with a short fob drop ending in a ring. A substantial, well made chain with a rich, even patina. The clasp spring is soft but functional.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820154966355,"sku":"CH-0020","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0020_1.jpg?v=1788274551"},{"product_id":"graduated-curb-single-albert-in-sterling-silver-birmingham-hallmarked-c-1900","title":"Graduated Curb Single Albert in Sterling Silver, Birmingham, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Birmingham hallmarked sterling silver single Albert with graduated curb links, lion passant and anchor, T-bar and dog clip.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single Albert watch chain in sterling silver with graduated curb links, hallmarked with lion passant and Birmingham anchor. The T-bar carries the maker's mark R.D. The chain weighs 24.2 grams and measures 29.5cm end to end. Fitted with a dog clip at one end and a T-bar. Both fittings work well. An even, dark patina throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820213850451,"sku":"CH-0022","price":245.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0022_1.jpg?v=1788274775"},{"product_id":"heavy-graduated-curb-single-albert-in-sterling-silver-hallmarked-c-1900","title":"Graduated Curb Single Albert in Sterling Silver, 54.4g, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA heavy hallmarked sterling silver single Albert with graduated curb links and a T-bar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single Albert watch chain in sterling silver with graduated curb links, hallmarked with lion passant on the links and T-bar, date letter i. The chain weighs 54.4 grams and measures 28.5cm end to end, a heavy example. Fitted with a T-bar carrying a short drop that ends in a jump ring; the watch end finishes in a plain oval end link, with no dog clip. Solid throughout, with a dark tarnish that is patchy in places.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820296425811,"sku":"CH-0023","price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0023_1.jpg?v=1788274966"},{"product_id":"coil-wrapped-single-albert-with-fob-medal-in-sterling-silver-birmingham-c-1894","title":"Niello Striped Silver Single Albert with Birmingham Fob Medal, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA silver single Albert with niello striped links and a pierced Birmingham sterling fob medal engraved W.C.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single Albert watch chain in silver, each link and the large spring ring decorated with fine silver lines spiralling through black niello. An ornate pierced fob medal is engraved with a W.C. monogram. The fob medal is hallmarked on the reverse with lion passant, Birmingham anchor, date letter a for 1900 and maker's mark W.W.M, and carries design registration number Rd 225169, registered in 1894. The chain weighs 44.6 grams and measures 17.5cm. Dog clip working, spring ring functional but missing its pull-back latch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820367368531,"sku":"CH-0024","price":245.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0024_1.jpg?v=1788275193"},{"product_id":"art-nouveau-scroll-link-single-albert-in-800-silver-continental-c-1900","title":"Art Nouveau Scroll Link Single Albert in .800 Silver, c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Continental .800 silver single Albert with alternating Art Nouveau scroll and bar links.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single Albert watch chain in .800 Continental silver with an Art Nouveau scroll link pattern, alternating decorative bar links with small scroll connectors. Stamped 800 on the end ring at the dog clip, with a second, worn punch on the end ring at the spring ring. The chain weighs 9 grams and measures 34cm. Fitted with a dog clip and spring ring, both working. Very clean, with the scroll pattern the standout feature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820438311251,"sku":"CH-0029","price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0029_1.jpg?v=1788275724"},{"product_id":"rope-albertina-with-tassel-and-coin-fob-in-sterling-silver-c-1910","title":"Rope and Foxtail Albertina with Tassel and Coin Fob in Silver, c.1915","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA silver rope and foxtail Albertina with a tassel drop and coin fob, the ladies' style of watch chain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rope and foxtail Albertina in silver, the dog clip stamped S.S. 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An even patina throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Estate Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54820769726803,"sku":"CH-0033","price":245.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1080\/3121\/3907\/files\/CH-0033_1.jpg?v=1788276994"},{"product_id":"enamel-albertina-with-hand-painted-rose-medallions-continental-silver-c-1880","title":"Enamel Albertina with Hand-Painted Roses, Continental Silver, c.1880","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Continental silver Albertina with three hand-painted enamel rose medallions, the decorative ladies' style of watch chain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA four-strand foxtail Albertina in Continental silver, set with three hand-painted enamel medallions of roses on a blue ground. It weighs 37.5 grams and measures 28cm, with a dog clip at one end and a spring ring carrying the tassel drop at the other. 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