A late 18th Century continental calendar verge with an unusual decorative polychrome dial in a silver consular case. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Pierced and engraved bridge cock with garnet endstone, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel index with a large polished steel semi circle, the index on the plate. Pentagonal pillars. Unusual polychrome enamel dial with subsidiaries for time and date with Arabic numerals and a oval cartouche containing polychrome portrait of a young woman, later blue steel hands. The chapters and cartouche in an unusual dark blue ground with concentric wavy rings in white resembling engine turning. Plain silver consular case.

• Anonymous
• Circa 1790
• Diameter 61 mm
• Condition
• ==> Case _______ Excellent.
• ==> Dial ._______ Excellent apart from one tiny chip at the edge..
• ==> Movement __ Very good.

A most unusual form of decoration on the dial.>

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