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Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

LOT 256

Not signed (Henry Capt, Geneva?), Swiss, circa 1815. Very fine and rare, 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl and diamond-set harp with music.

C. A maiden, playing the guitar, finely painted on a small enamel panel (slightly restored) on the back of the instrument, outer champlevé enamelled musical instruments, flowers, birds and further decoration against a black ground, the side panels with similar ornaments, small applied pearl set decoration and a rose diamond set at the end of each rope. M. GiIt brass with pin-barrel and six stacked vibrating steel blades. In very good condition. Dim. 74 x 34 mm.