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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993
LOT 196
Anonymous, probably Swiss, circa 1830. Fine gold and enamel form watch designed as a mandolin.
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 4,830
C. Two-part, the ribbed back decorated with panels of white enamel with gold paillons and sections of engraved gold musical trophies and foliage on scarlet guilloche champleve ground with black borders, sound board painted en camaieu with figures in a landscape, cock visible through the sound hole, black enamelled key board (old well executed repair), pale blue head with gold keys and wire strings, chain suspension. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. GiIt Louis XVI hands. M. GiIt full plate, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass 3-arm balance with flat spring and regulator. Continental cock (the movement now fitted in up-side down position, presumably for easier viewing of the dial when worn as a pendant). In good condition. Dims. 64 x 31 mm.
