482,000 HKD
Attributed to Isaac Daniel Piguet, Geneva, circa 1800. Very fine, rare and important 18K gold and enamel pearl-set keyless musical automaton ring . Accompanied by a morocco fitted box. Rectangular top with canted corners, lightly engraved flat band and back with a slot for the winding lever, fluted adjustable shank extending at the top, half pearl-set glazed bezel protecting three-colored gold animated scene depicting a lady playing the harp, both hands moving on either side of the strings, a dove above the harp nodding in time to the music, applied on finely painted and overglazed enamel panel depicting a drawing room. Rectangular with canted corners, 27.4 x 14.4 mm, brass full-plate, pinned barrel with five tuned vibrating blades, rack winding, six-wheel train, last pinion in eccentric socket for tempo adjustment, automaton driven from two cams fitted to the first wheel arbor (after the pinned barrel).Dim. Top: 34 x 22 mm., height with the shank 32 mm. Notes Although not signed, the maker of the present ring can be identified by comparison to an almost identical musical ring with the same automaton, the same movement and the same dimensions. This ring, which is signed “Piguet”, was sold by Antiquorum in Hong Kong on June 9, 2002, lot 396.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
