| An early 19th Century Swiss verge in an unusual shield shaped gold and enamel pearl set case. Small 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 gilt
indicator. Winding through the white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Unusual gold and enamel case in the form of a shield. On the front cover a navette shaped polychrome enamel cartouch of a dog. Around this the case is profusely set with split pearls within a geometric enamel design. On the back of the case a larger polychrome enamel section depicting a vase of flowers above a cupid's head. This again
is profusely set with split pearls within a different geometric enamel design.
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