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An early 19th century gold and enamel musical cylinder openface pocketwatch
Case: Drum-shaped with milled band, the reverse with painted enamel depicting a cherub on red guilloche background with seed-pearls to the rim and bezel, with a length of chain and red guilloche enamelled ball decoration
Dial: Gold engine-turned with Arabic numerals, blued steel arrow head hands
Movement: Frosted gilt full plate with cylinder escapement set into the top plate, the music activated by a button in the band playing on a pin barrel
39mm.diam.
Case: Drum-shaped with milled band, the reverse with painted enamel depicting a cherub on red guilloche background with seed-pearls to the rim and bezel, with a length of chain and red guilloche enamelled ball decoration
Dial: Gold engine-turned with Arabic numerals, blued steel arrow head hands
Movement: Frosted gilt full plate with cylinder escapement set into the top plate, the music activated by a button in the band playing on a pin barrel
39mm.diam.