A story gold pair case watch, the slim sparsely decorated gilt fullplate movement with fusee, engraved and pierced balance bridge clock. Verge escapement. The fullplate signed story London with serial number 812. Plain columns. The inner case marked L6fM with serial number 812 and 8, with winding hole. The face with enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and outer Arabic numeral ring for the minutes, gilt beetle and poker hands, signed to centre story London. The outer case with a polychromed enamel pastoral scene with cherubs over guilloche, set within a navy blue border with gold and green floral edge. London, late 18th to early 19th century. Diameter: 47 mm. Provenance: The collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney