Swiss minute repeating lever with Jacquemarts Circa 1890

Gold full hunter automaton
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A Swiss 18 carat gold hunting cased minute repeating keyless pocket watch with Jacquemart automaton made by Schwob Frères & Cie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1890. The jewelled movement with a lever escapement. Translucent blue enamel on the front featuring a small, screwed on, central, engine turned burgundy enamel dial with gold Roman hour numerals, outer dot minute divisions, auxiliary seconds and gold hands, surrounded by a multicoloured gold automaton scene with two figures striking the bells in unison with the repeating and two cornucopias above. An engine turned case with a decoratively engraved vacant cartouche on the front, the hinged back with a cuvette. Dial and movement signed, case signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 50 mm
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Signed: Schwob Frères & Co
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Schwob Frères & Cie produced some of the highest quality striking watches and automata for the Chinese and Indian markets. One of the most beautiful of these automata was auctioned in Geneva in 2019.
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A cornucopia symbolizes abundance, nourishment, wealth and fertility.