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Enamelled gold case  set with five diamonds in silver (four table-cut) with some use of black backing to the diamonds.  On each  of the three petals one large faceted almandine  garnet, probably set without foil directly onto  gold.  The settings for the garnets are  enamelled en ronde bosse in white and black opaque  enamel.  A small suspension knob (pendant) is also in the form of a bud and is enamelled in black and  white.  One of the petals forms a cover and is  decorated on the inside of the cover in blue, red, green and brown translucent enamel with a parrot  among foliage with flowers and peas in pea-pod style.  Enamel dial.  Roman numeral  hours, dots at the half-hours.  Dial centre  enamelled with a four-petal flower in deep red translucent enamel, with translucent green oval leaves between the petals.  Above and below the  chapter ring foliage (one trace of green enamel remaining) on a translucent blue ground, with some loss to the enamel.   Steel hand with tail.  Brass oval plates.  Baluster  pillars. Fusee designed for gut line, but line  missing.  Brass wheels.  Verge escapement,  steel balance wheel, with pierced single-foot  cock.  Decorative cover for mainspring click. ","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Ester, Jean-Henry","id":"A14737"},"association":{"text":"watchmaker","id":"x37543"},"note":"Born 1594.  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