A9653

Turquoise Set Musical Pendant

£10,750.00

Signed  Swiss
Circa   1830
An unusual 19th Century Swiss musical movement in a turquoise set gold hunter case.
Diameter   39 mm         

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Description

An unusual 19th Century Swiss musical movement in a turquoise set gold hunter case.  Circular gilt musical movement with a large barrel driving a pinned disc engaging with twenty tignes.  Gold clip on cover to the movement chased and engraved on a matted ground.  Gold hunter case decoratively chased and engraved, set with turquoise on both side.  Small aperture on the back for the male key, the front cover opened by a button in the gold pendant.  Gold key with male square.

An unusual decorative piece made in the form of a pocket watch, perhaps to accompany one of similar design on a chain