Lot 90

Attributed to Courvoisier Fréres, Case No. 793, 55 mm, 122 g, circa 1810
A gentleman's rare quarter repeating pocket watch with concealed "à trois couleurs" erotic automaton in the movement
Case: 18k rose gold, polished, engine-turned band, case maker punch mark "JC", slide for silence. Dial: enamel, Arabic "Empire" numerals, blued Breguet hands. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, frosted, gilt, compartment with hinged lid concealing the gold erotic automaton "à trois couleurs" against a polished blue steel background, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, three-arm brass balance, fine florally engraved and pierced balance bridge.