George Prior. A fine and large 18K varicolour gold pair case openface quarter repeating verge watch, made for the Turkish Market

George Prior. A fine and large 18K varicolour gold pair case openface quarter repeating verge watch, made for the Turkish Market
Signed George Prior, London, No. 15'729, 1815
With gilt-finished verge movement, finely pierced and engraved balance cock and foot, chain fusée, quarter repeating onto a bell, the white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, the inner case with pierced and engraved scroll and foliage decoration to the border, silent repeat push-piece in the band, the chased outer case with applied varicoloured gold foliage and floral decoration in high relief to the pierced bezel and rim, the back centred by an applied varicoloured gold stylised urn of flowers, repeating through the pendant, dial and movement signed, cases numbered, outer case stamped with casemaker's intials L.E and London date letter for 1815
60 mm. diam.