Two verge pocket watch movements, Jno. Bennett, London, circa 1700 Will. Salisbury, London, circa 1720, the first with later Dutch type enamel dial, signed gilt fusee movement with unusual pillars in the form of a silvered crowned female head beneath an arch-top pediment, silvered winged cock, diameter 43mm; the second with later white enamel dial, signed gilt fusee movement with silvered winged cock, gilt Egyptian pillars with silvered gadrooned tops, diameter 40mm.

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Two verge pocket watch movements, Jno. Bennett, London, circa 1700 Will. Salisbury, London, circa 1720, the first with later Dutch type enamel dial, signed gilt fusee movement with unusual pillars in the form of a silvered crowned female head beneath an arch-top pediment, silvered winged cock, diameter 43mm; the second with later white enamel dial, signed gilt fusee movement with silvered winged cock, gilt Egyptian pillars with silvered gadrooned tops, diameter 40mm.

The pillars of the first watch in this lot may represent Queen Mary d.1694 or Queen Anne succ'd .1701.
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