Description

An early 19^th Century verge in a decorative enamel oval case.  Circular full plate gilt fusee movement.  Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring.  Silvered regulator dial with blue steel indicator.  Gilt polychrome champleve enamel dial, small Roman numerals in gilt cartouches, pierced gilt hands.  Oval single bodied case enamelled both inside and out, engraved silver bezel with thick oval glass.  The sides of light blue enamel with floral tracery.  The back with a polychrome enamel scene of two partially clad young ladies, one sitting sideways on an animal.  The interior of the case with a scene in similar colours of a classically dressed couple, the man holding a lyre.