THEREMIN. A RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX WITH KEYWOUND WATCH AND SECRET COMPARTMENT
SIGNED THEREMIN, CIRCA 1820
Brass oval movement, virgule escapement, enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands, rectangular hinged gold box, the top cover decorated with polychrome enamel with gold champlevé borders depicting Terpsichore and Erato, Muses of Dance, Love and Poetry and centered by oval watch, white enamel frame with repeated pattern in gold, the side panels and base in matching decoration, the base with secret compartment containing a gold tray with four gold discs, each enamelled with a different playing card symbol, dial signed
76 x 38 x 16 mm.
THEREMIN. A RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX WITH KEYWOUND WATCH AND SECRET COMPARTMENT
SIGNED THEREMIN, CIRCA 1820
Brass oval movement, virgule escapement, enamel dial, Arabic numerals, gold hands, rectangular hinged gold box, the top cover decorated with polychrome enamel with gold champlevé borders depicting Terpsichore and Erato, Muses of Dance, Love and Poetry and centered by oval watch, white enamel frame with repeated pattern in gold, the side panels and base in matching decoration, the base with secret compartment containing a gold tray with four gold discs, each enamelled with a different playing card symbol, dial signed
76 x 38 x 16 mm.
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