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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 910
Gounouilhou,No 17, Swiss, circa 1805. Superb gold, enamel and pearl-set quarterrepeating musical automaton watch.
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C. Four body, gold, décagonal form, the band decovated with oval, sky blue champlevé panels engraved and enamelled with trophies of arms, musical instruments and flowers, ail set with splitpearls, within translucent red enamel Borders. The bezels decovated with split-pearls and bands of blue and black chevron pattern champlevé enamel, the back panel of polychrome Summer flowers against an unusual red translucent enamel overtrellis- pattern ground. Polished gold cuvette. D. Seperate white enamel chapter-ring at 12 o' clock with Roman numerals and gold arrow-head hands. The surround entirely enamelled with an urban riverside scene in three layers, with automaton figures of a cow and a goat, a lady playing the guitar and six figures who pass accross the bridge. M. Two-train, frosted and gilt Lépine calibre goingtrain with bridged barrel, cylinder escapement with brass escape wheel and plain three-arm alloy balance with flat spring. Musical train with a sandwich of multi-toothed steel dises with six separate teeth to the comb, playing on the hour or at-will, with levers for selection of two tunes and strike/silent in the band. Push-pendant quarterrepeating on a bell housed within the movement. Signed with scrathed signature inside the bell. Lyre-shaped gold key. hl excellent condition. Diam: 63 mm.
