English gold hunting cased lever carrousel watch Circa 1887

Gold full hunter lever with carrousel by E.F. Ashley
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An English 18 carat gold hunting cased keyless lever carrousel watch, circa 1887. 3/4 Plate jewelled keyless detached lever movement. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, outer minute divisions and subsidiary seconds. Gold cuvette. Plain case, the front engraved with a bull’s head and the banner Turst Winneth Troth, the inside of the front engraved In Memory of Gilbert, Third Baron Donnington, 31 May 1927, the back engraved Presented By Lady Donnington To W. Thompson. Case and cuvette numbered and stamped with casemaker’s mark ML, inside back stamped with London date letter for 1887, dial numbered, movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 50.5 mm

Signed: E.F. Ashley 2 Green Terrace  Clerkenwell