| A late 18th Century French virgule in a slim gold and enamel consular case. Unusual gilt movement with resting barrel. Sector shaped cock with polished steel coqueret and regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Rare virgule escapement with brass escape wheel. Winding through
the signed white enamel dial, Roman numerals set vertically, fine pierced gold hands. Slim fully restored gold and polychrome enamel case. The back decorated with two women tending to a baby. Set in a walled garden the scene has a plain turquoise sky. Border of white, green, blue and gilt enamel repeated on the front bezel, rectangular gold and enamel pendant.
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