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Duchesne & Fils. An 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl-set lyre-form verge watch Signed L. Duchesne & Fils, No. 63234, circa 1800 With gilt finished verge movement, engraved and pierced cock, chain fusée, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, the lyra-shaped case with blue champlevé enamel geometrical decorated and pearl-set body, the reverse with chased gold, black enamel and pearl-set scroll decoration, centred by an engraved, black enamel and pearl-set flower on translucent brown guilloché enamel, polychrome champlevé enamel and pearl-set foot, the two pearl-set necks centred by six twisted gold strings, together with an associated 18 carat gold short length of chain, dial and movement signed 57 mm. long