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Louys George
Gilt-brass and rock crystal cased verge watch in the form of a fleur-de-lis

Signed on the back plate: Louys George, c. 1645

outer case; silver; gilded inner case; gilt-brass, rock crystal dial; gilt-brass, silver, blued-steel

outer case 53.2 mm length outer case 40 mm width outer case 26.8 mm thickness inner case 57.3 mm length inner case 35.95 mm width inner case 22.4 mm thickness movement 37.9 mm length movement 30 mm width movement 6.25 mm pillar height

Cases: The inner case has gilt-brass rims with a rock-crystal back, band and cover, all in the shape of a fleur-de-lys. Original silver outer case in the form of a cruciform fleur-de-lis with lobed arms. A single hook at the side for closing. A small square hinge. At the top and bottom are holes for the pendant and finial on the watch. There is some gilding around the sides. Dial: Gilt-brass dial with an applied silver chapter-ring with hours I-XII and heart-shaped half-hour marks surrounding a circle calibrated in half hours. The central area is engraved with a rustic scene and flowers. Blued-steel hand. Movement: Cruciform plates with four baluster pillars. Ratchet and click set-up; fusee with gut line; three wheel train; verge escapement with a screwed on balance cock. Signed on the back plate: Louys George (an unrecorded maker).

Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

WA1947.191.23

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