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Clock · Regulator
Charles Frodsham Astronomical Regulator Clock
This astronomical regulator clock attributed to Charles Frodsham features a silvered metal regulator dial set in a mahogany case. The dial layout includes an outer minute track calibrated in five-minute Arabic increments, a subsidiary seconds dial marked in ten-second divisions above, and an eccentric lower hour dial. Engravings on the dial face attribute the piece to 'Charles Frodsham Clock Maker' at '84 Strand, London to the Queen'. Medallions below the center mention a royal appointment and a gold medal from the 1855 Paris Exhibition.
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www.catawiki.com · 94375634
Clock · Bracket clock
Charles Frodsham antique English table clock in walnut case
This antique English table clock attributed to Charles Frodsham is dated by the auction source to the early 20th century and measures 30 cm in height. The timepiece-only movement is enclosed within a figured walnut case. The front displays an arched dial assembly featuring a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute indicators, surrounding a textured dial centre with a winding arbor above the six o'clock position. Ornate gilt spandrels frame the corners and arch, where an oval silvered plaque is inscribed 'Chas. Frodsham, Clock Maker to H.M. The King'. The case is finished with a pierced gilt-metal basket top with an articulated handle.
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www.invaluable.com · 487
Clock · Bracket clock
Georgian style mahogany bracket clock, Charles Frodsham
This early 20th-century Georgian-style mahogany bracket clock features a bell top case fitted with a brass carrying handle and rests on brass bracket feet. Its circular silvered dial is signed 'Chas. Frodsham, 27 South Molton St, London' and displays black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and a single winding hole above the VI hour marker. Inside, the timepiece is powered by a single-barrel movement utilizing a Swiss platform escapement.
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www.invaluable.com · 249
Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch
Charles Frodsham 18K Yellow Gold Duo-In-Uno Chronometer Pocket Watch No. 09792
This open-faced chronometer pocket watch in 18K yellow gold is catalogued to Charles Frodsham circa 1918. Measuring approximately 60 mm in diameter, the timepiece features a silver dial with Roman numerals, an up/down power reserve indicator below 12 o'clock, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The dial is signed 'Chas Frodsham No 09792 AD Fmsz', referencing the maker's historic cryptogram. According to the source, the watch is powered by a frosted gilded three-quarter plate chronometer movement equipped with a detent escapement and a Duo-In-Uno hairspring.
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catalog.antiquorum.swiss · 130
Marine chronometer · Two-day marine chronometer
Charles Frodsham two-day marine chronometer No. 0040
This late nineteenth-century marine chronometer is attributed by the source to Charles Frodsham, 15 New Bond Street, London, and marked No. 0040. The instrument features a four-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, and a wind indicator, suspended in gimbals within a three-part mahogany box. According to the source, the single-fusee movement runs for two days and incorporates spotted plates, an Earnshaw-type detent escapement, maintaining power, a blued helical spring, and a bimetallic balance featuring Victor Kullberg's auxiliary compensation.
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www.bonhams.com · 115
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Charles Frodsham & Co. Yellow Gold Hunting Cased Key Wound Watch
According to Sotheby's, this key-wound hunting cased pocket watch by Charles Frodsham & Co. dates to circa 1865. The watch features an 18k yellow gold case measuring 56 mm in diameter with a hinged case back and a personally inscribed cuvette. Its white enamel dial displays Roman numeral hour markers, an up/down power reserve register below 12 o'clock, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The source reports it is fitted with a three-quarter plate movement numbered 03386, matching the case number. The watch is accompanied by a presentation box and winding key.
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www.sothebys.com · 82
Pocket watch · Tourbillon & karrusel watch
Charles Frodsham Gold Openface Six-Minute Tourbillon Pocket Watch
This openface tourbillon pocket watch was retailed by Charles Frodsham & Co., bearing serial number 09190/12127 and hallmarked circa 1906–1907. Housed in a 60 mm 18-karat gold case made by Harrison Mill Frodsham, it contains a manual-wind movement supplied by Nicole Nielsen that incorporates a six-minute tourbillon carriage and a free-sprung balance. The watch received a Class A certificate with 84.3 marks at Kew Observatory in 1906. Its frosted gilt movement plate features extensive engraved inscriptions, royal warrants, blued screws, and the firm's characteristic 'AD. Fmsz' cryptogram.
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onlineonly.christies.com · 480
Pocket watch · Tourbillon & karrusel watch
Charles Frodsham Minute Repeating Split-Seconds Chronograph with One-Minute Tourbillon
This open-faced keyless pocket watch by Charles Frodsham is encased in 18k yellow gold stamped with the maker's mark of Harrison Mills Frodsham. Dated circa 1928, it features a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, two subsidiary dials, blued steel hands, and a central split-seconds chronograph mechanism alongside a minute repeater and a one-minute tourbillon. The movement bears serial number 010303. The auction house reports this timepiece was ordered by J.P. Morgan Jr. and presented to senior partner Thomas Lamont; it is preserved in its fitted red case.
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www.phillips.com · 136
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Charles Frodsham Silver Open Face Pocket Watch
This antique English open face pocket watch by Charles Frodsham is cased in silver and hallmarked for London 1902. The watch features a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, outer minute track, dark hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at the six o'clock position. The dealer reports it is powered by a keyless wind, fully jewelled anchor lever movement featuring a gilt three-quarter plate, three-arm balance wheel, and steel escape wheel. Both the movement and dial are numbered 08987. The case bears the casemaker mark HMF and an engraved monogram, accompanied by a silver watch box hallmarked for London 1904.
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www.antiques-atlas.com · as834a325 / frodsham 08987
Pocket watch · Tourbillon & karrusel watch
Charles Frodsham "Split Seconds Chronograph Tourbillon"
This 1909 Charles Frodsham pocket watch combines a one-minute tourbillon with a split-seconds chronograph within a two-tone silver and 18k pink gold case measuring 56 mm in diameter. The manual-wind movement, which an accompanying certificate states was supplied by Nicole Nielsen & Co., bears serial number 09256 and the coded inscription "AD Fmsz". In 1911, the timepiece was awarded a Class A Certificate with 79.7 marks at the Kew Observatory trial. Its dial displays Roman numerals, twin subsidiary registers, blued steel hands, and a gilt sweep chronograph hand.
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www.phillips.com · 13
Pocket watch · Tourbillon & karrusel watch
Charles Frodsham Minute Repeating Split-Seconds Chronograph Tourbillon Pocket Watch
This 18K yellow gold open-faced keyless pocket watch by Charles Frodsham dates to circa 1901 and bears case and movement number 08'867. Sized at 63mm in diameter, the timepiece is powered by a manual gilt three-quarter plate 23-ligne calibre featuring a one-minute tourbillon, minute repeater, and split-seconds chronograph with a 60-minute register. The white enamel dial is inscribed with the maker's signature and the traditional coded letters 'AD.Fmsz'. Casework bears London hallmarks for 1901 along with the maker's mark 'HMF' for Harrison Mill Frodsham. In 1902, the watch achieved a Class A certificate at the Kew Observatory trial.
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www.phillips.com · 891
Clock · Regulator
Early Victorian Mahogany Astronomical Regulator by Charles Frodsham
This mid-19th-century astronomical regulator clock is housed in a figured mahogany case with a raised hood, bevelled mouldings, and a glazed trunk door displaying a pendulum assembly. The silvered regulator dial features subsidiary dials for seconds and hours alongside an outer minute track, signed for Charles Frodsham, Clock Maker to the Queen, at 84 The Strand, London, numbered 909. Sourced specialist inspection notes indicate jewelled deadbeat pallets, a jewelled escapement, and pallet bearings.
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onlineonly.christies.com · 108
Clock · Bracket clock
English Regency Balloon-Form Bracket Clock
This English Regency bracket clock is housed in a balloon-form flame mahogany case topped with a spherical finial and supported by turned brass feet. According to the auction source, the case dates to the early 19th century and is fitted with brass side grilles. The circular silvered dial features black Roman numerals, dual winding arbors, and an engraved foliate wreath surrounding the inscription 'Frodsham London', attributed by the cataloguer to Charles Frodsham.
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www.liveauctioneers.com · 0075
Pocket watch · Tourbillon & karrusel watch
Charles Frodsham Open Face Minute Repeating Grande Sonnerie Clock Watch
This open face pocket watch by Charles Frodsham dates to 1917 and is housed in an 18K yellow gold case measuring 75mm in diameter. Hallmarked in London with casemaker initials for Harrison Mill Frodsham, it contains a keyless, three-quarter plate movement equipped with a Nicole Nielsen type-1 three-arm one-minute tourbillon carriage and lever escapement, according to the auction cataloguer. The timepiece incorporates minute repeating, grande sonnerie striking, a perpetual calendar, and moon phase indication. Its engine-turned dial features four subsidiary dials, blued steel hands, and a signature cartouche.
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phillips.com · 95
Pocket watch · Repeating watch
Charles Frodsham 18ct Yellow Gold Open-Faced Minute Repeating Split-Seconds Chronograph Pocket Watch
This open-faced 18ct yellow gold pocket watch by Charles Frodsham features a Nicole, Nielsen & Co. three-quarter plate gilded movement with an English lateral lever escapement and minute repeating complication. The white enamel dial, attributed by the source to T. J. Willis, displays Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, two large subsidiary dials for running seconds and a 60-minute register, and central split-seconds chronograph hands. The 59 mm case carries London hallmarks for 1899–1900 and contains a recessed slide for the repeating mechanism, an olivette for hand-setting, and a dedicated pusher for the split-seconds function.
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www.sothebys.com · 168
Marine chronometer · Marine chronometer (duration not stated)
Charles Frodsham Box Chronometer
This marine chronometer was finished by the London firm of Charles Frodsham between 1838 and 1843. Designed for determining longitude at sea, it features an engraved and silvered brass dial with blued steel hands, Roman numerals, a subdial for seconds, and an up-and-down winding indicator. According to the Smithsonian Institution, the movement utilizes an Earnshaw spring detent escapement, a helical blued steel balance spring, and a 56-hour spring drive governed by chain and fusee. Housed in a brass bowl with external gimbal mountings, the chronometer is preserved without its outer wooden box, key, or gimbal ring, and was transferred from the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships.
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www.si.edu · ME.314267
Pocket watch · Repeating watch
Charles Frodsham 18ct Gold Minute Repeating Half-Hunter Pocket Watch
This antique English pocket watch by Charles Frodsham is an 18-carat yellow gold keyless half-hunter pocket watch featuring a minute repeater complication. Sourced to circa 1901 by English hallmarks, the 50 mm case houses a white enamel dial signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM 02300'. The dial displays Roman numeral hour markers, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial offset at 9 o'clock. According to the source, the mechanism is a fully jewelled three-quarter plate lever movement incorporating Nicole Nielsen winding.
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Marine chronometer · Two-day marine chronometer
Charles Frodsham Marine Chronometer
According to the auction catalog, this marine chronometer by Charles Frodsham dates to circa 1850 and is housed in a brass-bound rosewood three-tier box with external drop handles. The chronometer is mounted in a gimbaled brass bowl with a locking slide. It features a silvered dial with champlevé radial Roman numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, and a power reserve indicator. The source describes the movement as a 56-hour manual-wind mechanism with a fusée and chain, Harrison's maintaining power, a spring-detent escapement, and a free-sprung helical balance spring.
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catalog.antiquorum.swiss · 29
Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch
Charles Frodsham 18ct gold openfaced keywound pocket chronometer
This openfaced keywound pocket chronometer by Charles Frodsham is housed in a 52mm 18ct gold case hallmarked for London in 1860 by casemaker RR. The 47mm white enamel dial features Roman numerals, blued steel hands, an up/down state-of-wind subsidiary dial below 12 o'clock, and a recessed subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The dial is signed 'CHAS FRODSHAM' and numbered '01341 AD fmsz'. According to the auction catalogue, the half-plate movement features two crowned honorifics, a chain fusee with maintaining power, a bi-metallic cut compensated balance, a free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring, and a detent escapement. The watch is accompanied by an associated brass-bound mahogany deck box.
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app.bellmans.co.uk · 1690
Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch
Charles Frodsham 18K gold lever chronometer pocket watch
This open-face pocket watch lever chronometer is attributed to Charles Frodsham of England and dated by the auction source to circa 1873. The white enamel dial features black Roman hour numerals, blued steel hands, an up-and-down power reserve subdial below 12 o'clock, and subsidiary seconds above 6 o'clock. The 18K gold case measures 55 mm in diameter and, according to the source, features the engraved coat of arms and motto of the Shuttleworth family alongside maker punch marks for Robert Rowlands and Charles Frodsham. The source reports a 2/3 plate chain-and-fusee movement with an English lever escapement.
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www.invaluable.com · 181
Marine chronometer · Eight-day marine chronometer
Charles Frodsham 8-Day Marine Chronometer
This English eight-day marine chronometer by Charles Frodsham dates to circa 1884. Sourced auction documentation states that the instrument was manufactured for Frodsham by Viktor Kullberg (workshop number K 4106) and bears movement and case serial number 0019. The chronometer is mounted in brass gimbals within a brass-bound mahogany box featuring screwed brass drop handles. The silvered dial is signed 'Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London, No. 0019' with inlaid Roman numerals, an oversized subsidiary seconds register, an 8-day power reserve indicator, and blued hands. The source describes the movement as a 3/4 plate calibre with chain and fusee, Arnold-type spring detent escapement, and a bimetallic Z-balance.
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www.invaluable.com · 179
Marine chronometer · Two-day marine chronometer
Charles Frodsham Two-Day Marine Chronometer No. 2819
This mid-19th-century English two-day marine chronometer by Charles Frodsham is housed in a gimballed brass bowl within a brass-bound wooden box, accompanied by a fitted outer transport box with a leather strap. The silvered dial features Roman numerals, an up-and-down state-of-wind indicator below XII graduated from 0 to 56 hours, and a subsidiary seconds dial above VI. The dial and the circular plaque on the case are marked with the maker's name and serial number 2819, alongside the 84 Strand, London address. The silvered inner bezel rim bears an inscription referencing the 1855 Exposition Universelle Grande Médaille d'Honneur.
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www.1stdibs.com · f_37964832
Pocket watch · Pocket chronometer & deck watch
Charles Frodsham 18K Gold Pocket Chronometer
This 18K gold pocket chronometer, bearing the serial number 03210, was produced by Charles Frodsham of 84, Strand, London. The case is hallmarked for 1865-1866. It features a three-body "bassine et filets" design with engine-turned decorations and a reeded band. The movement is an 18-ligne, frosted and gilt three-quarter plate construction, incorporating a fusee with chain and maintaining power, a spring footed-detent, and an Earnshaw's chronometer escapement. The timepiece includes a free-sprung cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold adjustment screws and a blued steel helical balance spring. The white enamel dial displays Roman numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, and a power-reserve indication. The cuvette bears a dedication to Captain William Watts for seamanship displayed in January 1875. The total diameter is 48.5 mm, and the timepiece is signed on both the dial and the movement.
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catalog.antiquorum.swiss · 315
Clock · Regulator
Charles Frodsham Eight Day Astronomical Regulator Clock
This eight-day long-case astronomical regulator clock, manufactured in 1865 by Charles Frodsham in London, represents an example of precise 19th-century horological instrumentation. Identified by serial number 1062, the clock features a weight-driven movement equipped with a dead-beat escapement and a mercury compensation pendulum designed for temperature stability. The dial is configured for astronomical utility, with a central minute hand and separate sub-dials for seconds and a twenty-four hour display. The movement is housed in a wooden long-case. The clock served as a primary instrument at the Melbourne Observatory from 1865 until 1944, where it was utilized for mapping stars and establishing the longitude of Melbourne and the Standard Time for the Colony of Victoria. Following the closure of the Melbourne Observatory, the clock was transferred to the Mt Stromlo Observatory, eventually entering the museum's permanent collection.
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collections.museumsvictoria.com.au · ST 46202
Clock · Carriage clock
Charles Frodsham Sterling Silver Carriage Clock
This carriage clock is constructed with a sterling silver case and carries official London hallmark stamps for the year 1978. It is produced by the British manufacturer Charles Frodsham London. The case design features fluted columns at the four corners, a molded cornice, and a wide base. A geometric handle with a fluted center sits atop the clock above a rectangular bevelled glass panel. Thick bevelled glass panels are also set into the front, sides, and rear of the case. The white enamel dial measures 2.25 inches in diameter and features black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and black spade-pattern steel hands. Signed 'Charles Frodsham London' at the center, the dial is mounted within a silver mask engraved with floral and scroll motifs. The eight-day mechanical movement features an 11-jewel, two-train construction with a lever escapement, hour-striking mechanism on a bell, and a repeating function activated by a button on the case top.
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Clock · Mantel clock
Charles Frodsham Silver Jubilee Mantel Clock
This mantel clock was produced by the workshop of Charles Frodsham in 1977 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The clock is constructed with a mahogany case featuring a flat top with molded edges and a break-arch glazed front panel, elevated on a plinth with brass bun feet. The 3-inch silver dial is accented with gold-plated details, including the St. Edward's Crown in the arch, floral motifs in the spandrel areas, and ribbon-style inscriptions reading "SILVER JUBILEE" and "1977". The movement is an 8-day mechanical key-wound timepiece with eleven jewels and a platform escapement. The dial displays the London silver hallmark for 1977. The hands are manufactured from blued steel. The clock measures 19 cm in height, 14.5 cm in width, and 11 cm in depth.
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Pocket watch · Repeating watch
Charles Frodsham 18k gold keyless wind half hunter repeater and chronograph pocket watch
This 18-carat gold keyless wind half hunter pocket watch was produced by Charles Frodsham in London in 1901. It is identified by serial number 08871. The watch features a complex mechanical movement comprising both a repeater and a chronograph function, equipped with a bimetallic split balance and an overcoil balance spring. The casing has a hinged design with a 53mm diameter, finished in 18-carat gold. The front cover features a blue enamel Roman numeral chapter ring, while the reverse is engraved with the crest of Joseph Arderne Ormerod. The watch has a gross weight of 189g. Both the interior white dial and the movement are signed by the maker. The watch is currently reported to be in a non-working condition with significant rust present within the movement, though the balance appears intact.
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Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Charles Frodsham 18K Gold Keyless Full Hunter Pocket Watch
This 18K gold full hunter pocket watch is signed by the horologist Charles Frodsham, who operated from 84 Strand, London. Dated to 1891 by its London hallmark, the watch is designed as a keyless-wind model and features a polished case with a diameter of 49mm. The front cover of the hunter case includes a personal engraving. The watch is powered by an English lever movement with a cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, identified by the movement serial number 07888, which corresponds to the case number. The white dial displays black Roman numeral hour markers, a black outer minute track, and blued steel spade hands. A subsidiary seconds dial is positioned at the 6 o'clock mark. The timepiece is documented within the manufacturer's historical records and is provided with a fitted Charles Frodsham display case.
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