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A GOLD AND ENAMEL WATCH WITH SIMPLE AUTOMATON AND DATE

CIRCA 1800

[法國製黃金畫琺瑯活動人偶懷錶備日期顯示，年份約1800]

• Movement: unsigned gilded full plate, verge escapement, decoratively pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation plate, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars

• Dial: white enamel, eccentric time dial with Arabic numerals, inner date ring, blued steel hands, gold date hand, outer minute ring, surrounded by gilt garlands and flanked by two oval painted enamel panels depicting to the left a sailing ship and to the right a classical temple, to the top a glazed polychrome enamel painted panel depicting Eve presenting Adam with the apple before the Tree of Life, an automaton serpent traversing the outer edge of the scene and visible through the glazed rim as the movement runs

• Case: gold polished, scooped bezels, back with maker's mark DFM incuse

diameter 56mm

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