| A small late 19th Century French minute repeating lever in a gold repousse case made in mid 18th Century style. High quality keyless gilt bar movement with frosted steel winding work. Plain cock with polished steel regulator, compensation balance with blue steel overcoil hairspring. Club foot
lever escapement, escape and lever pivots with endstones in polished steel settings. Slide minute repeating on two polished steel gongs. Signed convex white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative stone set gilt hands. Deep gold consular style case, the hinged back of decoratively chased and engraved repousse work depicting two musicians within a rococo border. Hinged repousse front bezel. Gold slide on the narrow middle.
Matching cast pierced and engraved pendant with swivel clip. Signed gold cuvette.
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