| A mid 18th Century English centre seconds verge in a gilt metal and underpainted horn consular case. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover. Square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved masked cock, pierced and engraved 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. Unusual white enamel dial with the original owners name, " Thos Wilkinson", in place of the numerals and his address, "Maize Hill - Greenwich Kent", within. Arabic numerals for the minutes, blue steel centre seconds hand, beetle and poker hands. Lateral steel stop lever. Gilt metal consular case covered in
underpainted horn depicting a house beside a river above which is a large oval cartouche with the initials "E W". Circular gilt shutter to the winding aperture.
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