AN IMPORTANT SWISS SPLIT-PEARL SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD MOUSE AUTOMATON probably by Henri Maillardet, Geneva, circa 1800/1810 Realistically shaped gold mouse automaton, the gold body strewn with baroque half-pearls and painted in opaque white enamel simulating fur, the eyes of cabochon sapphires, translucent red enamelled snout and nostrils, engraved gold ears, belly and articulated legs, woven gold mesh tail, the belly with two wheels and key-hole; with a key 4½ in. (116 mm.) long
AN IMPORTANT SWISS SPLIT-PEARL SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD MOUSE AUTOMATON probably by Henri Maillardet, Geneva, circa 1800/1810 Realistically shaped gold mouse automaton, the gold body strewn with baroque half-pearls and painted in opaque white enamel simulating fur, the eyes of cabochon sapphires, translucent red enamelled snout and nostrils, engraved gold ears, belly and articulated legs, woven gold mesh tail, the belly with two wheels and key-hole; with a key 4½ in. (116 mm.) long
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