Pair-case automaton watch, Case maker: Peter Mounier (recorded 1761–73), ca. 1770, British, London, Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; Movement: with diamond endstone, Overall (with bail, confirmed): 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 15/16 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 2.3 cm), Horology, Case maker: Peter Mounier (recorded 1761–73), When activated, the eight rosettes, or stars, spin within the rotating frame on the dial of this watch, which is pavé-set with paste jewels. A number of these automata survive; they were incorporated into objects probably intended for export to both China and India, but they may also have been made for English patrons
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Pair-case automaton watch, Case maker, Peter Mounier, recorded 1761–73, ca, 1770, British, London, Outer case, gold, partly enameled, set, gemstones, paste jewels, Inner, Dial, white enamel, frame set, Movement, diamond endstone, Overall, bail, confirmed, 2 1/2, 1 3/4, 15/16, 6.4, 4.4, 2.3 cm, Horology, maker: Peter, recorded, 1761–73, activated, eight rosettes, stars, spin within, rotating frame, dial, watch, pavé-set, number, automata survive, incorporated, objects, intended, export, China, India, English patrons
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