Description
A 19th Century French cylinder in a gold and champleve enamel open face case. Keywind gilt Lepine calibre movement with suspended going barrel. Plain cock with blue steel regulator, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Polished steel cylinder, steel escape wheel. Gold engine turned dial with Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands. Attractive 18 carat open face case with scalloped bezels. Chased and engraved border to the back decorated with black champleve enamel panels centred by small blue and white flowers. Applied engraved gold centre set with a single turquoise. Wound and set through the signed and numbered gold cuvette.