| A rare late 18th Century skeletonised English verge in a gold and enamel consular case made for the Turkish market. Skeletonised fire gilt movement with three round pillars. Pierced and engraved top plate revealing the train and pierced barrel cover. Small pierced gilt cock signed and
numbered on the table, the blued regulator disc on the table marked with gilt Turkish numerals. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Winding through the fully restored white enamel dial signed "Markwick Markham Perigal London". Turkish numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Very unusual consular case of gold and enamel, the two halves
meeting at a scalloped edge, the meeting faces decorated with red and white translucent enamel. The outside of the bezels engraved and decorated with blue, red and white champleve enamel. Glazed back revealing the decorative movement. Gold pendant set with a large clear stone, another used for the case button.
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