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46. Watch of vari-colored gold. The back ornamented by a design 

 in quatre couleur. Made by Gudin in Paris. Period of Louis 

 XV, about the year 1760. (Diameter 40, thickness 17 mm.) 



(Plate XVI, fig. 2.) 



47. Pair-case watch, the outer case ornamented with a marine view 

 in Battersea enamel.^- The inner case is of gold with a cipher 

 C. C. engraved on the back, surmounted by a unicorn head. 

 Signed G. C. Made in London, about the year 1760. (Diam- 

 eter 58, thickness 25 mm.) 



(Plate XVL fig. 3-) 



Gilt metal watch with an engraved silver dial. The movement 

 is by Daniel Torin of London, about the year 1760. The 

 elaborate case is of French workmanship and was made for 

 the Turkish market. At the back of the case a gold plaque 

 depicting a boy playing with a bird is placed upon a painted 

 background, while above the head a bird, controlled by the 

 movement, flies back and forth. (Diameter 58, thickness 32 

 mm.) 



(Plate XV, fig. I.) 



49. Silver verge ^^ watch contained in an outer case of tortoise-shell 

 pique. Made in London by John Wilter (1760-1784) for the- 

 Dutch market. (Diameter 54, thickness 32 mm.) 



(Plate XV, fig. 2.) 



12 Battersea enamel dates from the year 1750, when Sir Theodore Janssen estab- 

 lished a manufactory at York House, Battersea. 



13 The verge is the pin upon which are placed the plates which regulate the speed 

 of the escape-wheel. This method was first used in the clock and later modified 

 for use in the watch. 



