Lot 166

Swiss, 99 x 64 x 17 mm, circa 1880
A rare "Carnet du Bal" ("Dance Card Box") with watch in a secret compartment
Case: bone, rectangular case, the front with an oval polychrome painted gold enamel plaque with hinge, conceiling a small watch movement: depiction of three winged Cupids in a blooming garden. Pusher for opening. The interior with silk lining and note sheets with gilt edging, accompanied by a corresponding winding key in a bone capsule. Dial: enamel, radial Roman numerals, blued spade hands. Movm.: bridge movement, frosted, gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance.