| A late 17th Century English verge with silver champleve dial in silver and leather covered pair cases. Deep full plate fire gilt movement, fine Egyptian pillars with pierced galleries above. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved cock with small
mask close to the centre and large wings, pierced and engraved foot. Plain gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Adjustable screwed in potence to the escape wheel. Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, engraved gilt edge, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain silver inner case with split bezel, silver pendant and ring bow. Black leather covered outer case with silver bezels, decorative silver pique pins.
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