English verge in memento mori skull-form case Circa 1820

Metal skull-form watch
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An English verge in an unusual memento mori skull-form case, circa 1820. Full plate fire gilt movement with fusee and chain. Pierced and engraved masked cock, silver regulator disc, plain three-arm steel balance, blue steel spiral hairspring. Convex white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blue steel hands. Unusual cast metal case realistically painted in the form of a memento mori skull.
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Dimensions: 74 x 48 x 55 mm
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Signed: Thos Simson Hertford