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Swiss. A very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel musical automaton watch
UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1810
Swiss. A very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel musical automaton watch Unsigned, circa 1810 The gilt-finished automaton and musical movement with musical pin drum with stacked tuned teeth, the separate small gilt-finished verge movement for the watch with chain fusée, engraved and pierced balance cock, all set within the especially fitted compartment in the top plate of the automaton and musical movement, small eccentric white enamel dial with Breguet numerals surrounded by a painted polychrome enamel interior view with an applied vari-coloured gold automaton scene depicting a lady playing the xylophone while her standing teacher is conducting the rythm and a small dog is jumping up and down, trying to catch the conductor's baton, all in unison with the music, in plain circular case, music and automaton activated by a sliding lever in the band, case stamped with casemaker's initials G&M 58 mm. diam.