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An unusual size, silver gilt, enamelled harp with a watch movement, the movement signed and numbered Johan Georg Hofer in Wien, nr. 1183, c. 1825. The stem of the harp is mounted with twisted agate, all parts being decorated with romantic scenes in painted enamel. The watch movement is placed in the bottom piece, the dial and front in champlevé enamel technique. • Height: 17.5 cm. • The maker, J.G. Hofer was active in Vienna the first quarter of the 19th century. • Literature: Jurgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, p. 287.
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