Description

An early 18^th Century English cylinder in gold repousse pair cases.  Full plate fire gilt movement with signed and numbered gilt dust cover.  Square baluster pillars.  Pierced and engraved cock with large diamond endstone in a polished steel setting, the edge of the table cut away for the banking pin.  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 steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring.  Polished steel cylinder, large brass escape wheel.  White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands.  22 carat gold pair cases, plain inner, gold pendant and stirrup bow.  Fine repousse gold outer case depicting a soldier saying farewell before boarding a sailing vessel.