Items with musical mechanism and automaton

Snuffbox with timepiece

    Snuffbox with timepiece

    1775–1790

    Made by P. Gervais

    Steel, brass, glass, enamel; engraving, chasing, mechanical work, faceting, blueing

    2.9 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm

    On the bottom of the case, a semblance of a coat of arms with the inscription: “Dk Schroyestyn Horloger à Utrecht”.Stamped inside the tobacco compartment with the maker's mark featuring letters “PG” on a shield. On the inner side of the bezel: “58”

    6099.1-2PCA218/ДПИ