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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997
LOT 490
Unsigned, French, circa 1715. Fine tortoiseshell veneered table watch holder designed as a small cartel accompanied by its original bracket.
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 4,370
C. Shaped as a small Louis XIV tortoiseshell veneered cartel inlaid with brass decoration en contre partie and applied with gilt bronze decoration, a bronze figure of a Nereide below the dial, a Cupid at the top. Dim. 29 x 16 x 9 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 21-51 |
Period Partially reprinted |
Notes
Early watch holders of this type, still retaining the original bracket,
arc extremely rare.