D. F. Dubois, à Paris

A RARE SLIM GOLD FULL MANUAL CALENDAR WITH MOON PHASES CIRCA 1785

• Dial: white enamel, outer ring with representations of the seasons and equinox and solstice indications, inner ring for months with their length, red Arabic date ring, inner ring with days of the week and their corresponding planetary symbols, aperture for moon phases above the centre, signed D. F. Dubois à Paris
• Case: gold, engine-turned back centred with an engraved rosette, pusher through pendant for advancing the calendar
diameter 40mm

Provenance:
Antiquorum Basel, 21 April 1990, lot 202