| An 18th Century English verge in gold repousse pair cases. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved cock, pierced and engraved foot and 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. White enamel dial with arcaded minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Gold inner case, maker's mark "DV". Gold repousse outer case chased and engraved with a scene of a soldier holding a shield in front of a woman seated reading a book.
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