English silver quarter repeating verge pocket watch Circa 1710

Silver quarter repeating pocket watch
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An English silver key wind pair case quarter repeating pocket watch with centrepiece commemorating the 1707 Act of Union, circa 1710. Gilt full plate fusée verge, pierced and engraved winged balance cock, plain 3-arm balance with balance spring under, silver regulation, Egyptian pillars, hammers striking on a bell.
Silver champlevé, central engraved panel depicting two images of Queen Anne bearing English and Scottish shields and holding hands beneath a crown and above an English rose and thistle for the 1707 ‘Act of Union’, black Roman numerals, outer minute track, gilt Louis XV style hands.
Pierced inner and outer cases, both engraved with flora and fauna, small cartouches with engraved portraits, bell secured by 1 screw. Dial & movement signed.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Signed: Louis Prevost
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A series of very similar watches were produced by different makers commemorating the 1707 Act of Union where England and Scotland joined to form a Union. Depicted in the centre of this watch are two images of Queen Anne, signifying that she was queen to both England and Scotland, holding hands with herself. The difference is signified by the armorial shields, the Tudor rose and the Scottish thistle. It was this act that resulted in the creation of the United Kingdom.