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Diana and the Stag, Joachim Friess, Partially gilded silver, enamel, jewels (case); iron, wood (movement), German, Augsburg — Diana and the Stag
Joachim Friess
ca. 1620

Pair-case automaton watch, James Cox British, Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; Inner case: gold; Dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; Movement: with diamond endstone, British, London — Pair-case automaton watch
James Cox
Peter Mounier
ca. 1770

Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox British, 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, British, London — Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766

Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses, Gilt bronze, brilliants, British — Automaton in the Form of a Triumphal Chariot Drawn by Four Horses
British
ca. 1760–70

Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Paullus Schiller German, Case: partly gilded and partly silvered brass, copper with traces of silver, ebony, and ebony veneer; Movement: gilded brass and partly blued steel, German, Nuremberg — Automaton clock in the form of Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Paullus Schiller
ca. 1620–30

Box with watch and automaton, Gold, enamel, pearls, Swiss — Box with watch and automaton
Swiss
ca. 1825–30

Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child, Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder German, Case: gilded brass, silver, and ebony veneered on oak; Movement: brass and iron, German, Augsburg — Automaton clock in the form of the Madonna and Child
Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder
ca. 1620–25

Automaton clock in the form of an eagle, Case: gilded brass on base of ebony and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Movement: brass and iron, German, Augsburg — Automaton clock in the form of an eagle
German, Augsburg
ca. 1630

Automaton clock in the form of a lion, Karl Schmidt German, Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony, and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass, German, Augsburg — Automaton clock in the form of a lion
Karl Schmidt
ca. 1620–35

Automaton, Gold, enamel, diamond, ruby, Swiss — Automaton
Swiss
ca. 1820