A William Mann silver verge escapement automaton pair case watch, gilt fullplate movement with fusee, pierced and engraved balance cock with face of green man. Verge escapement. Plain round columns. The fullplate signed Willm Mann with serial number 969. The plain inner case stamped Wj, with hallmarks for London, 1813, with winding hole. The face with enamel dial, Arabic numerals for the hours and a painted military fort scene with soldiers at centre. An aperture to an automaton mimicking marching horses driven by the movement at the gates of the painted fort. The plain silver case stamped by the same casemaker, with the same hallmarks. Diameter: 55 mm. Provenance: The collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney