| An 18th Century Dutch verge in gold repousse pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with pierced and engraved pillars, the plates unusually with a milled edge. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm and
wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, pierced gilt hands. Pair cases of 20 or 22 carat gold, plain inner with gold stirrup bow. Gold repousse outer case, chased and engraved, the scene showing an infant being returned to its mother by a soldier, framed by a rococo border.
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