Description

A 17^th Century English calendar verge with silver champleve dial by Robert Halsted in silver pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with broad elaborate pierced and engraved pillars.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates.  Hollow fusee winding square on the tapered shaft of the great wheel.  Pierced and engraved cock depicting two birds on the table, very small vestigial wings, pierced and engraved foot with irregular edge.  Plain steel balance, pierced and engraved plate with arrow indication to the silver regulator disc. Signed silver champleve dial, small circular aperture at six for the gilt date ring.  Chased and engraved centre depicting drums, flags and weapons, Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel tulip and poker hands.  Plain silver pair cases, silver pendant and ring bow, split bezel for the glass.  The outer with five joint square hinge, early trapped button to the case latch spring.