Description

A late 17^th Century English silver champleve dial verge in silver and tortoiseshell pair cases.  Deep full plate fire gilt movement with pierced tulip pillars.  Fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates. Pierced and engraved winged cock, pierced and engraved foot with irregular edge.  Plain steel balance, silver regulator disc, unusual hand indicating the setting. Fine signed silver champleve dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, fine blue steel tulip hour hand and triangular section minute hand.  Plain silver inner case, split bezel, maker's mark “VB”.  Outer case with silver bezels covered in partially restored tortoiseshell and decorated with silver pique pins and inlaid wire work.  In the centre an engraved silver coat of arms for John Marriot of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.