Lot 125

Swiss, Case No. 13317, 58 mm, 111 g, circa 1800
A decorative gold enamel verge pocket watch with figural automaton
Case: 18k pink gold. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm brass balance.
The hunt with deer, wild boar and men with lances races by every second in the small window below the sun, while at the same time all kinds of animals stampede to the edge of the dial; the muted green and brown colours are very different from the bright and vivid colours of most enamel paintings, the scene is, however, exquisitely executed.