Duchene e Fils. Montre en forme de lyre en or jaune 18K (750), émail et sertie de perles rem...

Duchene e Fils. Montre en forme de lyre en or jaune 18K (750), émail et sertie de perles remontoir à clef Duchene e Fils. An 18K gold, enamel and seed pearl set key wind watch in the form of a lyre Date: Circa 1820 Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation, No.63267 Dial: White, black Arabic numerals, black outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2, blued steel hands Case: Lyre form with seed pearl set arms and bezel, blue enamel panel to reverse with music score and fauna Signed: Dial & movement Size: 35mm x 60mm Weight: 24,70g Footnotes: Musical instruments as vessels for timepieces first start appearing around the late 18th Century. Their popularity peaked in the early 19th century with the likes of makers such as Isaac Daniel Piguet and Henry Capt excelling in the field. They were usually Swiss in origin with some French and Austrian examples also appearing on the market for discerning collectors of the day. The current example is by the make Duchene e Fils who are recorded as being active from 1790-1820. Typical instruments you may see are mandolins, lutes, lyres and harps with more exotic instruments such as Egyptian Nangas and citterns also recorded. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com