| An early 18th Century calendar verge with silver champleve dial in decorative silver pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with delicate pierced pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved
foot. Plain three arm gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial with arcaded minute ring. Small rectangular aperture for the gilt date indicator, Roman and Arabic numerals, gilt beetle and poker hands. Silver pair cases, the plain inner with stirrup bow. Cast silver outer case chased and engraved with a classical scene possibly depicting Isaac greeting Rebecca with Eliza. The scene signed at the base "Mauris -
Fecit".
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