35,400 CHF
"The Musical Harp" Geneva, attributed to Piguet et Capt, Geneva. Made circa 1810. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel, rose-cut diamond and pearl-set musical harp. Front of the soundboard painted on enamel with an allegory of Music, the sides with an applied gold quiver of arrows within pearl-set frames on translucent Imperial blue enamel over flinqué background, the pegs for the gold strings set with rose-cut diamonds, the column and the capital in champlevé enamel terminated with pearl-set rosette, safety catch to prevent accidental opening of the musical movement. Triangular, gilt full plate, cylindrical pillars, barillet type with fifteen tuned steel teeth, five-wheel train, interesting speed regulation by means of a small pin protruding through the case, changing position of the last pinion bushing. Dim. 70 x 45 mm. Property of a European Collector Notes This is a fine example of the musical objects of vertu Geneva was famous for in the early nineteenth century. A very similar harp with an almost identical movement is in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Seewen, inv. LM 71523.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
