English gold and enamel verge with chatelaine Circa 1803

Gold and enamel verge watch with associated chatelaine 
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A gold English enamel pair cased verge watch made for the Turkish market with associated chatelaine, circa 1803. Pair cases: 18-carat gold, à goutte, outer case with scalloped edge with polychrome flower Champlevé enamel decoration, partly translucent and opaque enamelled, glazed back cover, case maker punch mark “IM”, large lateral hinge and thumb piece set with a large diamond; 18-carat gold inner case with edge with polychrome flower Champlevé enamel decoration, in the centre a lavishly painted enamel plaque depicting musical instruments and flowers against an engine-turned, translucent red enamelled background, opaque white and translucent red and blue enamelled bezel and pendant set with a large diamond. Signed enamel dial with radial Ottoman numerals and Fleur de Lys gold hands. Full plate movement, keywind, gilt, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance, finely florally engraved and pierced balance cock, chatoned diamond endstone on balance.
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Diameter: 42 mm
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length: with chatelaine 190 mm
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Weight: 81 g
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Signed: Rundell & Bridge London
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Rundell & Bridge Rundell & Bridge was a British jewellery firm based in London, trading under the more familiar title Rundell, Bridge and Rundell. Philip Rundell and John Bridge (1755—1834) were appointed Royal Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, Jewellers and Medallists in 1797 and held the Royal Warrant until 1843. Among their employees were the well-known artists John Flaxman and Thomas Stothard, who designed and modelled silverware. From 1802, the silversmith Benjamin Smith and the designer Digby Scott directed their workshops, and in 1807, Paul Storr, the most celebrated English silversmith of the period, took charge. The Royal Goldsmiths served four monarchs: George III, George IV, William IV and Victoria. In addition, their name was attributed to the ‘Rundell tiara’, made for Princess Alexandra in 1863.