Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 10, 1994
LOT 351
Not signed, (probably H. Capt, Genève), circa 1815. Very fine and rare, 18 ct. gold and enamel, diamond-set harp with music.
CHF 33,000 - 36,000
C. A maiden, reading a musical score finely painted on a small enamel panel on the back of the instrument, flowers and musical trophies, painted on the side panels and further champlevé enamelled musical trophies against an azure ground, a rose diamond set at the end of each rope. M. Gilt brass with pointed barrel and six stacked vibrating steel blades. In very good condition. Dim. 69 x 33 mm.
Notes
At the period this piece was made, only Henry Capt and Piguet in Geneva were producing such objects of
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