Lot 445

Swiss, 55 mm, 116 g, circa 1700
A rare verge pocket watch with automaton and repoussé decoration "Annunciation Scene" - with winding key, studded with ornamental stones
Case: 18k gold, two later French import marks for gold 1864-1893. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
The crystal back reveals a magnificent biblical motif: The Annunciation of the Lord. The figures of the angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary appear at one-minute intervals in the window, which is designed like a theatre stage. The case is lavishly engraved with religious symbols and baroque-style ornamentation.

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