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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
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Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels
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European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection 1982
Title: Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
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Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels.
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