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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997
LOT 639
Unsigned, attributable to Henry Capt, Geneva, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set harp with music.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
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 champleve 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. Dini. 69 x 33 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 23-24-26 |
Later Slightly chipped Upgraded |
Dial: 2 |
Very good |
Notes
In the period this harp was made, Henry Capt and Piguet Meylan
were producing such types of musical objects of vertu in Geneva.
The musical movement with pin-barrel and stacked steel blades is
very much in the style of those produced by Henry Capt.