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Copper gilded clock

Description

The decorations on the side of the case and the engraved dial indicate that the Huaud brothers also worked as engravers. On the back of the case is an inset medallion depicting Mars and Venus in fine enamel painting.

Object description

Maker: Jean-Pierre Huaud (1655-1723) and Amy Huaud (1657-1724) (case)

Geneva, around 1700

Copper alloy, silver, steel partly blued, glass, enamel

Signature: Les frères Huaud (case)

Deposit Dr. Eugen Gschwind Foundation, Basel, G.55

Inv. 1983.1055.

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