Brooch/ automaton: gold/ enamel pendant/ brooch with automaton and diamonds, probably Geneva for Marcks & Co. Bombay, ca. 1860, original box
Description: Length ca. 75mm, ca. 49g, 18K gold, extravagant floral decoration, 3 different gold nuances, natural pearls, automaton, winding device on back, rotating diamonds on top of blue enamelled ground, rarity, in working order, probably made by Tardy & Fils Geneva but sold by Marcks & Co Bombay as 'Spinning Star' or 'Spinning Rose'. A comparable piece was sold in Geneva auction 2002 for more than 16,000 Swiss Francs. (Source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/v15)
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Description: Length ca. 75mm, ca. 49g, 18K gold, extravagant floral decoration, 3 different gold nuances, natural pearls, automaton, winding device on back, rotating diamonds on top of blue enamelled ground, rarity, in working order, probably made by Tardy & Fils Geneva but sold by Marcks & Co Bombay as 'Spinning Star' or 'Spinning Rose'. A comparable piece was sold in Geneva auction 2002 for more than 16,000 Swiss Francs. (Source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/v15)
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