Ilbery. An exceptional 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set openface centre seconds duplex watch with enamel miniature in the manner of Jean-François-Victor Dupont, made for the Chinese market
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Ilbery. An exceptional 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set openface centre seconds duplex watch with enamel miniature in the manner of Jean-François-Victor Dupont, made for the Chinese market.Signed Ilbery, London, No. 7230, circa 1820.MOVEMENT: manual, finely engraved scroll decorated Chinese caliber, duplex escapement, three-arm steel balance with three trapezoidal weights and poising screws, diamond endstone.DIAL: white enamel, Roman numerals, gold spade hands, centre seconds.CASE: 18K gold, engraved scroll and floral decorated gold cuvette, pearl-set and translucent blue enamel decorated pendant and bow, pearl-set rims, polychrome champlevé enamel floral decorated band, back with finely painted polychrome enamel scene in the manner of Jean-François-Victor Dupont, 60 mm diam..SIGNED: movement signed and numbered 7230