French Gold and Enamel Verge
French Gold and Enamel Verge
£4,498.00
Description
A late 18th Century French verge in a gold and enamel consular case. 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. Wound through the signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, fine gold hands. Gold consular case, the bezels decorated in dark and light blue enamel and gilt diamond shaped pattern. The back with a polychrome enamel riverside scene depicting fishermen and a bridge. Rectangular gold pendant enamelled on two faces and marked with the number of the movement and "LG" on the other two.
Signed Breguet a Paris
Circa 1790
Diameter 51 mm
Depth 9 mm
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Period | 18th Century |
| Materials | Enamel |
| Gold | |
| Carat for Gold | 18 K |
Product REF: w11539
