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Index No. A6631 Unusual Ladies Minute Repeater in Earlier Style
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.  
SignedLeroy   13 & 15 Palais Royale  Paris
Circa 1890
Diameter 35 mm
Depthoverall 18 mm
A rare small example of a keyless minute repeating lever in an attractive gold case.  This has been made deeper than the movement would require to imitate the style of a mid 18th Century verge watch.  In outstanding condition.
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