18K Gold Decagonal-shaped Enamel Painting Pocket Watch with Three Automaton

Inventory Number: PW2303025LC

Made circa 1800-1810, 61 × 64mm, attributed to Henry Capt or Piguet & Capt. A diamond-shaped stamp signed with “IL “inside the back of the cover. (It may be attributed to Ilbery London.) 18K gold Decagonal shaped case, the band decorated with oval, blue champlevé panels engraved and enameled with trophies of arms, musical instruments, and flowers, all set with split pearls, within translucent blue enamel Borders. The bezels are decorated with split pearls and the back panel of polychrome summer flowers bouquet in a neoclassical vase against a landscape with a river. Gold polished cuvette.

Separate dial white enamel chapter ring at 12 o’clock with Roman numerals and blue steel Breguet hands. The surround is entirely enameled with three gold finely painted enamel automatons, the scene depicts a young man playing in the garden with his dog, his arm moving with a stick to make his dog jump, and a lady overlooking with an automated arm playing the guitar.

22''' gilt brass movement engraved with scrolls of foliage, cylinder escapement, gold escape wheel, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, fixed barrel, sur plateau musical train with tuned teeth working alternately on the top and bottom pins of the pinned disc, the automaton driven from a steel ratchet wheel-type cam mounted concentrically to the top of the pinned disc. Quarter repeating on two gongs by two hammers, activated by pushing the pendant.

Functions: hours, minutes, quarter repeating, music and automata.

On loan from the private collection of Mr. Yeung Sau Wong.