An unusual Swiss quarter repeating automaton verge in a silver open face case. Full plate gilt fusee verge movement. Plain cock with polished steel index, plain three arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. White enamel ring Dial with Arabic numerals, blue steel hands. Rare form of automaton with gilt repousse decoration, at the top an aperture through which can be seen a blue steel ground and either side of two columns are two cupids. When pendant is depressed a figure of Father Time holding a scythe appears from the right and a jester from the left. As the watch strikes the hours the arms of the jester and one of the cupids move as though striking a bell and the blade of the scythe. At the quarters the other cupid joins in. When the watch has finished striking the two figures disappear under the dial. Plain silver open face case, silver push pendant. (No cuvette).

• Anonymous Swiss
• Circa 1810
• Diameter 58 mm
• Condition
• ==> Case _______ Very good.
• ==> Dial ._______ Very good.
• ==> Movement __ Very good.

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