Piguet & Meylan. A fine and rare 18K gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set butterfly-form musical snuff box with automaton and watch, made for the Chinese Market Stamped PM for Piguet Meylan, No. 3456, circa 1820 With gilt-finished cylinder movement, gilt musical disc or sur plateau movement, the box in form of a butterfly, the sides with polychrome translucent enamel on guilloch background, light blue champlev enamel foliage decorated borders, the base similarly decorated and centred by translucent red enamel on guilloch background, the cover with painted polychrome enamel, pearl and diamond-set decoration depicting the butterfly's wings and body, the left hinged wing opening to reveal a compartment, the right hinged wing opening to reveal the watch with Roman numerals on white enamel dial, subsidiary dial for constant seconds, the raised multicoloured gold automaton scene depicting a lady playing the guitar and a gentleman playing a lyre in unison with the music, all on a polychrome painted enamel landscape scene, the music activated by a sliding lever in the band, together with key and original fitted leather butterfly-form presentation box, movement stamped PM and numbered 3456 84 mm. wide
Piguet & Meylan. A fine and rare 18K gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set butterfly-form musical snuff box with automaton and watch, made for the Chinese Market Stamped PM for Piguet Meylan, No. 3456, circa 1820 With gilt-finished cylinder movement, gilt musical disc or sur plateau movement, the box in form of a butterfly, the sides with polychrome translucent enamel on guilloch background, light blue champlev enamel foliage decorated borders, the base similarly decorated and centred by translucent red enamel on guilloch background, the cover with painted polychrome enamel, pearl and diamond-set decoration depicting the butterfly's wings and body, the left hinged wing opening to reveal a compartment, the right hinged wing opening to reveal the watch with Roman numerals on white enamel dial, subsidiary dial for constant seconds, the raised multicoloured gold automaton scene depicting a lady playing the guitar and a gentleman playing a lyre in unison with the music, all on a polychrome painted enamel landscape scene, the music activated by a sliding lever in the band, together with key and original fitted leather butterfly-form presentation box, movement stamped PM and numbered 3456 84 mm. wide
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
