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Index No. A7701 Early English Verge with Glazed Sides
An early 18th Century English calendar verge with glazed sides and cock in silver pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement. Fine pierced and engraved silver ring depicting angels and gargoyles retaining glazed panels around the sides.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Winged cock with mask, the glazed table pierced and engraved in four sections.  Pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc.  Plain gilt three arm balance.  Signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals.  Rectangular aperture below the centre revealing a gilt date indication, fine blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain silver pair cases both bearing the number 764.  The inner case with split bezel, silver swivel pendant and ring bow, maker's mark "TI" below a crown.  The outer case with seven joint square hinge, maker's mark "IB".
SignedWill Kipling    London
Circa 1710
Diameter 57 mm
Depth20 mm
A fine and rare watch in excellent condition.  The outer case was made by John Beesley who was working around 1720 probably as a replacement for the lost or damaged original.  The mark in the inner is for Thomas Jenkins who worked 1680 - 1715 and is recorded as having made cases for Kipling.
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