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Pearl Set Gold and Enamel Verge with Chatelaine

£7,100.00

A late 18th Century French verge in a pearl set gold and enamel consular case with matching chatelaine.  Full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator.  Winding through the engine turned silver dial, Roman numerals, blue steel hands.  Fine gold consular case the bezels set with a row of large split pearls.  Circular centre to the back of translucent dark blue enamel over an engine turned ground and decorated in a floral design set with diamond chips.  Bordered by a row of small split pearls and an enamel band.  Sprung front bezel opened by depressing a button in the rectangular gold pendant.  Unusual matching chatelaine with hinged silver gilt clip.  Large oval centre of dark blue glass set with chased and engraved four colour gold decoration depicting a dove, quiver and torch. Set in a gold oval frame with gold ribbons above and below with a single small pearl.  The frame supports two chains for a small oval cartouche and in turn the watch, also two further chains for the oval key and a plain gold seal.  The three ovals are similarly constructed of small dark blue glass ovals in gold frames set with three colour gold decoration.

Technical Specifications

Reference Number
A11020
Circa
1790
Signed
Guex   a Paris
Dimensions
Diameter   41 mm         
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