| A rare late 17th Century Swiss verge, the silver champleve Sun and Moon dial with calendar and subsidiary seconds. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian 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. Silver champleve dial, Arabic numerals for the minutes, blue steel poker hand. Fine blue steel disc inlaid with silver moon and stars and engraved gold sun. The hours are indicated by the disc which rotates once every 24 hours. This is viewed through a semi-circular aperture and has engraved on one half the gold sun and on the other the silver moon. At the edge of the
semi-circle the hours are marked from six through twelve and back to six in Roman numerals. As the sun disappears at the right of the aperture the moon appears at the left. The lower half of the dial decoratively chased and engraved set with a subsidiary for seconds with Arabic numerals. A small circular aperture at the left of the dial reveals the date on a gilt ring. Engraved gilt border and edge to the dial plate. Fitted in a later gilt metal consular
case decorated with underpainted horn and pique pins.
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