SWISS. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF 18 carat GOLD, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET PISTOL-FORM PERFUME SPRINKLERS WITH WATCHES, TOGETHER WITH MATCHING KEYS MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET unsigned possibly Moulinié et Bautte or Bautte et Moynier, circa 1810 the gilt brass cylinder movement with plain gilt brass balance, steel end piece, the white enamel dial with Breguet numerals all concealed beneath the rounded part at the end of the burr, the covers being in scarlet translucent enamel over engine turning, set with split pearls around the edge with secret aperture to open the watch, the reverse similary decorated and revealing the movement. The grip of translucent scarlet enamel over engine-turning and set with split pearls around the edge, centred by gold plates chased with a dog on one side and a stag on the reverse, each plate framed by split pearls, the barrel with blue enamel and decorated with paillonne and laurel foliage all simulating damascene works; the perfume is spread through the pistils of a gold and enamel tulip flower with enamel petals which is shot out of the barrel, released by the percussion of the hammer when the trigger is depressed, together with two original gold and enamel keys of similar shape as the pistols- 110mm long when closed (2)
SWISS. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF 18 carat GOLD, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET PISTOL-FORM PERFUME SPRINKLERS WITH WATCHES, TOGETHER WITH MATCHING KEYS MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET unsigned possibly Moulinié et Bautte or Bautte et Moynier, circa 1810 the gilt brass cylinder movement with plain gilt brass balance, steel end piece, the white enamel dial with Breguet numerals all concealed beneath the rounded part at the end of the burr, the covers being in scarlet translucent enamel over engine turning, set with split pearls around the edge with secret aperture to open the watch, the reverse similary decorated and revealing the movement. The grip of translucent scarlet enamel over engine-turning and set with split pearls around the edge, centred by gold plates chased with a dog on one side and a stag on the reverse, each plate framed by split pearls, the barrel with blue enamel and decorated with paillonne and laurel foliage all simulating damascene works; the perfume is spread through the pistils of a gold and enamel tulip flower with enamel petals which is shot out of the barrel, released by the percussion of the hammer when the trigger is depressed, together with two original gold and enamel keys of similar shape as the pistols- 110mm long when closed (2)
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