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UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1820
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Swiss. A fine and rare 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set mandolin-form pendant watch
Unsigned, circa 1820
With gilt-finished verge movement, engraved and pierced balance cock, chain fusée, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gilt moon-style hands, all hinged within a mandolin-form case with semi-ovalat body decorated with white and black champlevé enamel sheets of music on green champlevé enamel foliage decoration on blue guilloché enamel background, pearl-set black and green champlevé foliage decorated band, the pearl-set and scarlet guilloché enamel soundboard with green champlevé enamel floral decoration, the balance cock exposed through the sound hole, the black enamelled neck with six twisted gold strings leading to the stylised gold and pearl-set tuning pegs, unsigned
65 mm. overall length
Unsigned, circa 1820
With gilt-finished verge movement, engraved and pierced balance cock, chain fusée, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, gilt moon-style hands, all hinged within a mandolin-form case with semi-ovalat body decorated with white and black champlevé enamel sheets of music on green champlevé enamel foliage decoration on blue guilloché enamel background, pearl-set black and green champlevé foliage decorated band, the pearl-set and scarlet guilloché enamel soundboard with green champlevé enamel floral decoration, the balance cock exposed through the sound hole, the black enamelled neck with six twisted gold strings leading to the stylised gold and pearl-set tuning pegs, unsigned
65 mm. overall length