CLOCK 886

James Cox (ca. 1723–1800)
Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, 1766
British, London,
Case: gold, with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, and pearls; Dial: while enamel; Movement: brass, partly gilded, and steel, wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels; H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 (1982.60.137)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/207039

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