Anonymous. An extremely fine, rare and unusual pair of 18K gold, enamel, lapis lazuli and pearl-set miniature harps, one musical, one with a watch, in fitted box
Unsigned, circa 1850
Full plate keywound watch movement, verge escapement, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals; musical pin drum movement, stack of eight blades, activated by depressing a pin in the band; hinged within the harp-shaped cases and concealed under pierced and floral decorated boards, the harps with translucent scarlet and polychrome enamel champlevé floral decoration, musical sheets, painted polychrome enamel musicians and putti on ivory-coloured background to the fronts, lapis-lazuli columns, the musical harp set with pearls, the otehr with diamonds, gold wire strings, on shell, scroll and ram's head decorated feet, unsigned
91 mm. height (2)
Anonymous. An extremely fine, rare and unusual pair of 18K gold, enamel, lapis lazuli and pearl-set miniature harps, one musical, one with a watch, in fitted box
Unsigned, circa 1850
Full plate keywound watch movement, verge escapement, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals; musical pin drum movement, stack of eight blades, activated by depressing a pin in the band; hinged within the harp-shaped cases and concealed under pierced and floral decorated boards, the harps with translucent scarlet and polychrome enamel champlevé floral decoration, musical sheets, painted polychrome enamel musicians and putti on ivory-coloured background to the fronts, lapis-lazuli columns, the musical harp set with pearls, the otehr with diamonds, gold wire strings, on shell, scroll and ram's head decorated feet, unsigned
91 mm. height (2)
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