Swiss

Property from the Masterworks of Time Collection

Swiss

Two gold and enamel decorated musical watch keys

Circa 1820

FIRST:

• Movement: oval gilded, the music playing on a pinned cylinder rim surrounding the central barrel, numbered twice 485

• Case: gold, the front with central oval cartouche polychrome enamel painted with two figures beside a mountainous lakeside scene, surrounded by engraved decoration featuring snakes surrounding urns with flowers, heightened with opaque red, white and blue enamels, pendant wound, the back with central quatrefoil cartouche engraved with an 'A' beneath a crown, back secured by 2 screws, key integrated to base

SECOND:

• Movement: oval gilded, the music playing on a pinned cylinder rim surrounding the central barrel

• Case: gold, both sides decoratively engraved with musical trophies and bordered by flowers, heightened with opaque blue and white enamel, pendant wound, pusher to side to activate music, back secured by 4 screws, key integrated to base

First: 32mm wide; Second: 29mm wide