German-Danish silver pair cased repoussé verge Circa 1720

Silver repoussé watch by Ernst Nicolai Ziegenhirt
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Extraordinary, early German-Danish silver pair cased repoussé verge watch, circa 1720. Fire gilt verge movement with exceptional pillars, early cock with grotesque face. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, gilt hands. Outer case exceptional repoussé work in Rococo design, plain inner case, maker’s mark SP. Dial signed, movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 97 g
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Signed: N.E. Ziegenhirt Copenhagen
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The watchmaker Ernst Nicolai Ziegenhirt became first master of watchmaking in Copenhagen in 1725. He was originally from Uelzen North Germany, listed from 1692.