| An unusual late 18th
Century English verge with automaton depicting Nelson's victory at the Battle
of the Nile. Full plate fusee movement with round pillars. Unusual
engraved cock with mask, silver regulator on engraved plate and separate plate
left vacant for engraving with the retailer's name. Plain three arm steel
balance. Polychrome enamel dial with offset chapter of Arabic numerals,
decorative pierced gilt hands. The lower part of the dial depicting the
battle of the Nile which took place in Aboukir bay in 1798. The ships of
the British fleet on the right and the French on the left, one ablaze. Ships of
both nations move past the oval aperture on a restored disc as the watch
runs. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark
"TC". |
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