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Index No. A5403 French Oignon with Cartouche Dial
A fine late 17th Century French verge oignon with gilt and enamel cartouche dial in a gilt consular case. Deep full plate fire gilt fusee movement, the slender Egyptian pillars with decorative silver caps. Silver pierced and engraved bridge cock, four arm gilt balance with spiral blue steel hairspring. Large silver champleve regulator index with decorative pierced and engraved affixes, fine blue steel hand. Wound through the engraved gilt dial set with white enamel cartouches of black Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes. Fine blue steel beetle and poker hands, the hour hand with a long tail. Deep gilt metal consular case covered with a gilt shell decoratively chased and engraved, gilt pendant and ring bow.
SignedChirat a Paris
ConditionCirca 1700
CaseVery good.
DialExcellent. Diameter 59 mm
MovementExcellent but a decorative silver affix lacking. Depth 21 mm
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