Swiss silver repeating watch with figured automaton Circa 1820

Silver quarter repeating watch attributed to Frères Vaucher Genève
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A Swiss, rare and unusual, repeating pocket watch with figured Jacquemart automaton Africa, figures with à quatre couleurs decoration, circa 1820.
Gold-plated spindle mechanism with repetition of the hours and quarter hours. Guilloche dial made of silver, blued Breguet hands, automatic figurine in particularly rare and splendid 4-colour illustration à quatre couleurs, figures in the form of magnificently decorated African warriors. Solid silver case, gold-plated dust cover.
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Diameter: 54 mm
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Weight: 108 g
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Signed: No name
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Vaucher Frères à Genève, Swiss watch manufacture
The Vaucher Frères à Genève company was active in Geneva from 1780 to 1830. The company was founded by brothers Daniel Vaucher and Pierre-François Vaucher, a third brother Abraham Vaucher became an enameller and goldsmith. He probably also worked for the company. His daughter Jeanne-Marguerite married the watchmaker Jean-Jacques Jequier . Vaucher Frères à Genève became known for so-called bras en l’air watches.