Swiss enamel musical watch with automaton scene Circa 1820

Gold and enamel musical watch with automaton scene of two putti

A rare Swiss gold and enamel musical watch with automaton scene of two putti on a see-saw and one playing drums, circa 1820, gilt full plate verge movement, plain three-arm balance, index regulator, fixed barrel for the automaton mechanism.
Eccentric gilt dial with engraved centre, three varied coloured gold putti automaton, two balancing on a see-saw, polychrome enamel ground painted with a classical lake scene, polished case with milled band, music and automaton activated by a lever in the band.
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Diameter: 59 mm
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Signed: No Name
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A similar example from Collection Berry-Hill, is illustrated in the book ‘Les Automates’, A. Chapuis and E. Droz, Neufchatel, 1949, pl. III, and also in ‘Le Monde des Automates’, p. 50, fig. 319.

The Swiss specialised in automaton watches, from 1770 to 1850.