| A late 17th Century English verge clockwatch movement in a contemporary hexagonal brass table clock. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with three Tulip and two turned pillars. Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock with mask,
pierced and engraved foot. Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc. Hour striking on a bell, the silver countwheel under a decorative blue steel pointer indicating the hour. Silver champleve dial for a single handed watch signed for Nicolas Bouquet, Roman numerals, pierced gilt hands. Fitted in a contemporary hexagonal brass table clock standing on three cast feet. Hinged frame supporting the bell on the underside, the engraved hammer
apparently from the previous movement. Plain sides glazed to reveal the movement. Silvered frame around the movement bearing the signature "Jonas Holtz Interburg".
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