| A late 18th Century Austrian quarter repeating verge in silver pair cases. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock, steel coqueret set with a garnet, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Pierced and engraved plate for the blue steel
regulator disc. Engraved round pillars. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell. White enamel dial with bold Roman numerals, pierced gilt hands. Plain silver inner case simply pierced and engraved at the edge of the back, silve push pendant and large bow. Silver outer case the metal back covered with horn underpainted to simulate the effect of tortoiseshell, pierced with silver roundels at the edge to allow the bell to sound clearly.
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