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Index No. A7522 Gold Quarter Repeating Ruby Cylinder
A fine early 19th Century English quarter repeating ruby cylinder in gold pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with pierced and engraved masked cock, diamond endstone.  Signed and numbered gilt dust cover pierced to reveal the blue steel barrel setup an silver regulator disc.  Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Ruby cylinder, large steel escape wheel, pivots with endstones. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the case.  Signed white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, Roman numerals, blue steel seconds hand, gold hands.  Gold pair cases, the pierced and engraved inner with gold push pendant and bow.  Plain gold outer case with matching hallmarks and maker's mark "LC".
SignedW & J Baird    London    
Hallmarked London 1820
Diameter 59 mm
Depth14 mm
A fine and unusually late example of an English ruby cylinder repeating on a bell.
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