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Egg-shaped cercle tournant clock, with musical box, 20th century, in the style of The Imperial Egg from Fabergé’s Blue Serpent Clock. Silver gilt base, chased with egg and dart friezes and turquoise cabochons, set with three blue enamel panels heightened with gilt foliage and pearl garlands, pendule à cercle tournant with a serpent indicating the hour, 3 scroll handles and an acorn-shaped finial, h. 25 cm

Lot 1916
Estimate
CHF 800 - 1,200
Adjudicated(excl. fees)
CHF 4 200

Description

Egg-shaped cercle tournant clock, with musical box, 20th century, in the style of The Imperial Egg from Fabergé’s Blue Serpent Clock.
Silver gilt base, chased with egg and dart friezes and turquoise cabochons, set with three blue enamel panels heightened with gilt foliage and pearl garlands, pendule à cercle tournant with a serpent indicating the hour, 3 scroll handles and an acorn-shaped finial, h. 25 cm

Condition report

We cannot guarantee the proper functioning of the clock mechanism; it is sold as is. We recommend a complete servicing of the movement and the automaton. The acorn finial on the top rotates, but it no longer sets the clock’s time.

At the time of cataloguing, the music box could be wound and played correctly.
– The music box is signed Reuge.

Overall good condition.

The turquoise cabochons are probably glass paste.
One seed pearl is missing from one of the circular garlands above the rotating ring.

No hallmark or maker’s mark was detected.

There is no case or presentation box included.

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