| A fine mid 18th Century quarter repeating English verge in gold repousse pair cases and protective outer with gilt metal chatelaine and fitted case. Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover, turned baluster pillars. Pierced and engraved 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 gilt balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Push pendant quarter repeating on a bell in the back of the case. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine pierced gilt hands. Gold (20 or 22 carat) pair cases, the inner pierced and engraved to allow the bell to sound clearly. Gold repousse outer cased
pierced chased and engraved with a scene of Alexander crowning Roxanna on the back. Glazed third protective gilt case covered in shagreen decorated with gilt pique pins. Gilt metal chatelaine decorated on the buckle and central links with various scenes. Four ancillary chains each with a hinged loop secured by a threaded collar. One has a gilt crank key, another a gold heart with a hinged steel hook. The other two have stone set gold seals one
carved with a heart pierced by three arrows and the second a bust of a gentleman with what appears to be a comet behind him. Unusual shaped fitted case of black shagreen lined with purple silk.
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