Fine English brass and enamel verge pocket watch Circa 1795

Brass and enamel open faced watch by Thomas Savage
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A fine andrare, English decorative enamel spindle pocket watch with an open face, circa 1795.
Full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-armed steel balance, verge escapement. Gilt brass and polychrome enamel case. The reverse is painted polychrome and shows a shepherd scene in the manner of François Bouchers (1703-1770) with a girl in a shepherdess costume and a shepherd playing the bagpipes in an ideal landscape. The edge and the bezel on the front are opaque, dark blue enamelled and decorated with colourful scattered flowers. The inner lid is decorated with a summery bouquet of flowers. Enamel dial with Roman radial hours, outer minutes track, and spade hands.
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Diameter:48 mm
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Weight: 79 g
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Signed: Thomas Savage, London
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Although there are a number of watchmakers by the Thomas Savage name, it is believed to be Thomas Savage based on Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, London. He trained as a clockmaker in 1788 and was acquitted by the Clockmaker’s Company in 1797. In 1835 he became insolvent.