| A late 17th Century English verge with silver champleve dial in silver pair cases with steel chain, seal and crank key. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with Egyptian pillars. Fusee and chain, worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates replaced by ratchet and click. Pierced and
engraved winged cock with mask, pierced and engraved foot, later garnet endstone. Plain gilt balance, silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial with unusual gilt pierced and engraved centre. Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and bow, inner with maker's mark "HR". Attractive short steel chain bearing an oval fob seal with engraved monogram and a
folding steel crank key.
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