The naturalistically modelled case with a stylised mask, the white enamel dial with pierced gilt hands, Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and numbered countwheel strike to bell, signed to the backplate 'ROQUELON A PARIS'
17¹⁄₂ in. (44.5 cm.) high; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) deep

Acquired by Giuseppe Rossi in 1966.

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