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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003

LOT 376

The Dragon Cannon French, made by Jean and Pierre Bellin, circa 1990. Magnificent gold, mother-of-pearl and blued steel, ruby-, emerald- and diamond-set cannon clock made for the Oriental market in burl wood fitted casket.

C. In form of a cannon with the end formed as dragon mouth with emerald-set eyes, diamond-set teeth and spine, the powder part made of blued steel inlaid with ruby-, emerald- and diamond-set gold motif, gold S-shaped bed set with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, rectangular gold base with mother of pearl floor and edges set with diamonds in the front and centered by a ruby, molded and matted gold feet, the clock sitting under the cannon in gold twisted rope frame, two groups of darkened steel caon balls on each side.D. Mother of pearl, dark on the outside with applied gold upright Roman numerals and luminescent indexes, inner minute divisions formed of diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Gold diamond-set luminescent "feuille" hands.M. With quartz standardization, battery-driven.Dim. Length 39 cm, height 21 cm.