| An early 19th Century French verge in a gold and enamel pearl set case in the form of a mandolin. 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 blue steel indicator.
Round pillars. Winding through the white enamel dial, Roman numerals, blue steel Breguet hands. Fine detailed gold and enamel case in the form of a mandolin. The front of the mandolin in translucent red enamel over an engine turned ground, the edge and border set with split pearls, glazed "sound" hole. Black champleve enamel neck, six gold wire strings. The reverse of the mandolin decorated in dark blue champleve
enamel with floral and sheet music motif. The edge of the mandolin decorated in black champleve enamel and split pearls.
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