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He subsequently rose to be head of his profession as a gold-chaser, medallist, and enameller, and was particularly distinguished for the compositions in enamel with which he ornamented the backs of watches, bracelets, and other trinkets. A beautiful example of this work was a watch-case executed for
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during his boyhood, and on his accession to the throne was employed to engrave his first great seal. When the art school afterwards known as the
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