Swiss gold quarter repeating musical automaton Circa 1810
- Kenmerk
- SB0399
- Diameter
- 59 mm
- Estimate
- € 40.000 - 80.000
- Price sold
- € 47.800
Fine gold and enamel repeating musical automaton by Henry Capt
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A fine Swiss gold and enamel quarter repeating musical automaton watch, circa 1810. Gilt full plate verge movement, pierced and engraved balance cock, pinned barrel musical movement, repeating on two steel gongs. Small eccentric gilt dial, engine turned center, Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, polychrome enamel dial plate depicting a landscape with lake scene with classical buildings and snow capped mountains, fountain with dolphin head surrounded by flowers, vari colored automaton figures in the foreground of two musician and small bird. Case with milled band, button in the band to activate the automata. Dial band signed.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Signed: Hry Capt à Genève
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Henry-Daniel Capt, an early 19th century Swiss maker of great repute, specialized in watches and snuff boxes with music and automata. He is credited as being one of the first in Geneva to use the musical mechanism with sur plateau form music work and in fact was known for employing all three musical systems: the barrillet, sur plateau and comb and cylinder. From 1802 to 1811, he was in partnership with Daniel Isaac Piguet. Watches with music and automata such as the present piece were typical objects made in Geneva for export to China.
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Signed: Hry Capt à Genève
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Henry-Daniel Capt, an early 19th century Swiss maker of great repute, specialized in watches and snuff boxes with music and automata. He is credited as being one of the first in Geneva to use the musical mechanism with sur plateau form music work and in fact was known for employing all three musical systems: the barrillet, sur plateau and comb and cylinder. From 1802 to 1811, he was in partnership with Daniel Isaac Piguet. Watches with music and automata such as the present piece were typical objects made in Geneva for export to China.
Signed: Hry Capt à Genève
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