| A fine rare late 18th Century French quarter repeating virgule in a gold and enamel case with matching chatelaine. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with polished steel set garnet, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with blue steel indicator. Push pendant quarter repeating a toc
on two blocks in the case, visible oscillating regulator above the plate. Winding through the signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, decorative pierced stone set hands. Fine gold and enamel consular case, bezels of white, translucent blue and green champleve enamel with a row of enamel faux "split pearls". The centre of the back similarly decorated but red enamel in place of the blue, wide border of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground. Gold push pendant for the
quarter repeat. Matching gold and enamel chatelaine and ratchet key, the rectangular cartouches unusually decorated on both sides. Fitted red morocco case marked with a crown and "The Diamond Merchants & Jewellers C0. 132 New Bond St. London".
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