| A late 18th Century verge in silver pair cases, the outer engraved with a scene of Jonah and the whale. Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved foot and plate for the silver regulator disc. Fusee and chain with worm
and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Plain three arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Signed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, arcaded minute ring, decorative pierced and engraved gilt hands. Matching silver pair cases, well engraved outer depicting Jonah being pursued by the whale, a small sailing boat in the background. Maker's mark "JM" in a rectangle.
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