94,360 CHF
Geneva, circa 1780. Very fine and rare 20K varicoloured gold ovalsnuffbox with carillon. Three body, oval, with hinged cover and base, entirely decorated with three-coloured gold garlands of flowers and leaves, balustrades and further decoration over hatched ground, the band cover and base with urns of flowers, and symbols of Love and Fidelity. The base, pierced for the sound, discloses the mechanism. Gilt brass, shaped, fully skeletonized with fusee and chain, pinned barrel and fly regulator, playing on six bell with six hammers.Dim. 95 x 55 x 40 mm. Notes Movements of this type with six hammers and six bells are extremely rare, musical movements being usually fitted with five bells and five hammers only,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-13
