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The harmony of this cup’s complex iconographic composition, expressed in rubies and enameled gold, is the extraordinary achievement of four distinct hands working for the Imperial Courts in Prague and Vienna.
This highly prized automaton was produced in very limited quantity for the wealthiest patrons. A windup mechanism moves the group forward on hidden wheels, propelled through minute vibrations.
By about 1520, the device had been developed to such an extent that a tiny watch movement could be incorporated into a jewel or some other small precious object.
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