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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 644

Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1825. Very fine and unusual 18K gold and enamel pear-set snuff box with eglomise glass panels, built-in centre seconds watch and musical automaton scene.

C. Three body, rectangular with English prestige marks, eglomise (under painted on glass) panels painted with flowers over a black ground, the lid with split-pearl set borders and bezel. Hinged polished gold back lid engraved: "Thomson". D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds ring. Blued steel Breguet hands and gold counterpoised seconds. Enamel dial plate finely painted with a country landscape and applied on each side of the dial with a three-coloured gold sitting lady on the right, playing the mandolin, a standing boy on the left beating time in unison. M. Brass rectangular two train movement, the going train with going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass threearm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Musical train with pin-disc and radial comb of 22 steel teeth. Dim. 87 x 47 mm.