A rare late 18th Century French officers etui with a verge watch in the lid. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Round pillars. Winding through the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, pierced gold hands. Gilt metal bezel set with a row of red pastes. Cylindrical gilt metal officers etui containing a compass under a glass held by a bezel set with red pastes similar to the watch. Surrounding this are a telescope, scissors, spoon and other items for personal use each with their own individually designed compartment. Set into the underside of the lid a circular mirror. Large green pastes form a band at the top of the lid and red pastes at the lower edge. At the base of the etui is another band of alternating amber and clear pastes. The gilt metal body is decorated with chased and engraved repousse work depicting motifs of musical instruments, sailing vessels and houses.

Signed _ _______ Le Roy Paris 336
Circa 1780

Diameter 80 mm - Height 130 mm
Condition
Case _ _______ Very good, The interior fragile. Some of the contents are missing.
Dial _ _______ Very good.
Movement _ __ Very good.

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