Description

An early 18^th Century continental calendar verge with silver champleve dial in silver repousse pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved bridge cock, pierced and engraved 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. Signed silver champleve dial with arcaded minute ring, Roman and Arabic numerals.  Pierced and engraved centre over a blue steel ground, rectangular aperture to reveal the date, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  Silver pair cases, plain inner with silver pendant and bow, maker's mark “IC” below a crown.  Silver chased and engraved repousse outer case depicting a biblical scene.