Rare English gold verge with automated scene Circa 1730

Gold open faced verge with Garden of Eden automation
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A fine and rare English gold open faced verge pocket watch with an automated scene, circa 1730. Deep full plate fire gilt movement with gilt dust ring, turned baluster pillars, fusee and chain with worm and wheel barrel setup between the plates, the winged cock and regulator plate left plain, being neither pierced nor engraved, plain gilt balance, a central stalk supports the scene and carries a wheel that is driven by another mounted on the contrate wheel arbour. White enamel dial with apertures for winding and regulation of the watch, Roman and Arabic numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands. Plain consular case, maker’s mark IB, a glazed aperture on the back reveals a gold chased and engraved repoussé scene depicting Eve offering Adam the apple in the Garden of Eden. A snake circles the scene as the watch runs, its support hidden under the pierced and engraved border of the dust cover.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Depth: 20 mm
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Signed: No name
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A rare watch in excellent condition. Surprisingly the specially designed movement is not signed and the maker has not decorated the cock as it remains concealed under the dust ring which is secured by two screws.