English quarter repeating enamel pocket watch Circa 1878

Exquisite watch in a triple case for Ottoman market
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An exquisite quarter repeating gold enamel verge pocket watch in a triple case with leather transport box for the Ottoman market, circa 1878. 18 Carat gold case, oral engravings, opaque pink enamel with opaque white and translucid red “taille d’épargne” owers and green leaves. Back with central polychrome enamel medallion: painted musical instruments on a turquoise coloured background, translucid red and opaque white rim. Waved inner rim with opaque light blue and translucid red enamelling “à goutte”; large outer hinge, large diamond pusher to open the case.

Second case is 18 Carat gold, oral engravings. Opaque blue enamelling with gold foliage and translucid red “taille d’épargne” owers. Back with hexagonal enamel medallion: polychrome painting of Alpine lakelands at sunrise on an engine-turned translucid pink background. Waved inner rim with oral engravings and opaque pink and blue enamelling “à goutte”; large outer hinge, case maker’s mark “AN”, open worked décor near the rim, ower and foliage decoration. Back with central medallion: polychrome opaque miniature painting, bouquet of summer owers on a translucid pink engine-turned background. Bezel with white and red enamelling, zigzag bordering, enamelled pendant and neck, case maker’s mark “NF”, signed, numbered and decorated movement protection cap. The dial is enamel, radial Ottoman numerals, gold “Poker & Beetle” hands.

Full plate movement, key wind, regilt, signed, applied orally engraved ornaments, 2 hammers, 1 bell, verge escapement, three arm steel balance, blued balance spring, very nely orally engraved, pierced balance cock with owers and foliate scrolls, chatoned diamond endstone on balance.
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Diameter: 52 mm
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Weight: 149 g
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Signed: Markwick Markham & Perigal, London