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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 10, 1994
LOT 364
Not signed (probably Henry Capt, Genève), circa 1815. Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold quarter repeating musical watch with an automaton scene.
CHF 40,000 - 50,000
C. Three body, Empire, with reeded band and engineturned back in a sun-burst pattern. Gilt brass cuvette. D. Small eccentric white enamel with Breguet numerals. Gold "spade" hands. The dial plate with a fine enamel painted lake-side landscape with a fountain on the right side, the foreground applied with a varycolour gold chased automaton scene depicting a boy standing against a tree, playing the lyre for a sitting maiden playing with a Cupid jumping on her foot. Driven by the musical train, the boy moves his arm and the maiden lifts her hand and leg. M. Gilt brass double train movement with going barrels, inverted cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant with visible repeating work. Pin-disc musical train with 18 vibrating steel blades. In very good condition. Diam. 59 mm.
