Gold English dumb quarter repeating lever watch Circa 1764

Gold pair cased dumb quarter repeating watch
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A gold English pair cased dumb quarter repeating watch, circa 1764 in later gold and enamel outer case, circa 1780, gilded full plate movement, escapement converted from cylinder to lever, decoratively pierced balance cock with engraved foliate scrolls, flat three-arm balance, diamond endstone, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, gilt metal dust cap, repeating with two polished steel hammers to a steel bar within the case, movement and dust cap signed Ellicott, London.
White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, gold beetle and poker hands.
Gold inner case, winding aperture to back, plunge pendant, with maker’s mark HT incuse for Henry Cleaver Taylor or Henry Teague. Later gold and enamel outer case, the back with polychrome enamel painted central plaque depicting a putto playing a lyre, the scene with white enamel frame simulating pearls and surrounded by unusual amber coloured guilloché enamel frame, both bezels decorated with opaque white ovals within royal blue borders.

Diameter: 50 mm
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Signed: Ellicott London
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The enamel plaque to the case back, depicting a putto playing a lyre, is of high quality and may have been inspired by an antique gem. Outside the white enamel frame which borders the central scene is an unusual amber coloured translucent enamel, over an engine-turned ground. The dial and hands are contemporary in date to the outer case which dates to circa 1780.