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Index No. A7827 English Verge with Monochrome Painted Dial
An early 19th Century English verge with unusual  monochrome enamel dial in silver pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with round pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock, silver regulator disc. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Unusual white enamel dial with central monochrome scene depicting two figures fishing from a bridge, a large country house in the background. Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Matching silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, maker's mark "TC" above "RC" in a rectangle.
SignedEmmott    London    
Hallmarked London 1807
Diameter 57 mm
Depth12 mm
It is rare for the scene to be painted in black and white.  The technique was more difficult than using colour and it would have been as expensive.
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