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Exceptional and extremely rare swiss pocket watch with enamels music and 3D automatons

Case: gold and polichrome enamels that show a landscape (superior part) and a gold theatre (under part) where “dancing” (rotatory movement) two cuples of dancers (tridimentional) surrounded by

mirrors that create the illusion of a full ball room. Two automatons, at left of the theatre a man that with a stick give the time to the woman at right that play an arpa.

The side of watch is decorated by blue enamel and gold.

Movement: cylinder escapement, one day charge, carillon that can be activated togheter the automaton dancers by a lever.

Dial: white enamel with black enamel roman numbers. Gold hands.

Period and provenance: end of XVII century beginning of XIX century, Geneve - Switzerland.

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