Fine English quarter repeating repoussé watch Circa 1720

Gold pair cased repoussé verge by Quare & Horseman
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A very fine English 18 carat gold pair cased quarter repeating repoussé verge watch, circa 1720. Gilt verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, baluster pillars, repeating on two hammers onto a bell, gilt dust cover. Later white enamel dial with Roman numerals for hours, outer Arabic five minute divisions, beetle and poker hands. Inner case pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls and mask, silent repeat push piece underneath the blank bezel, repeating through the pendant, the outer with chased, pierced and embossed scroll and foliate bezel, the reverse centered by a chased and embossed mythological scene in high relief surrounded by the portraits of two ladies and two gentlemen. Case stamped with casemaker’s initials ‘WI’ and numbered 1157, dust cover and movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Quare & Horseman London