Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 311
?Micromosaic? French/English. Made in the 19th Century. Very fine, gold and micromosaic key and a gold and rock crystal pendant key and four books about collecting watch keys.
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 1,900 - 2,500 / USD 2,500 - 3,300
Sold: CHF 7,080
The first: oval, gold frame set with a double-sided micromosaic
panel, one side depicting a recumbent pug dog, the other
depicting a seated gentleman smoking a pipe. The second:
oval, gold swivel frame with reeded mount, set with a large
faceted rock crystal, pendant attachment.
The books: ?Watch Keys and Jewellery?, Grace Howard Smith
& Eugene Randolph Smith, Syracuse University, 1967. In a fitted
card box.
?Taschenuhrschlussel?, Kaltenbock/ Schwank, Nicolaus Gunther, 1982.
?Der Schlussel Der Zeit?, Emile Gardaz, Vacheron & Constantin, 1996.
?Remonter Le Temps?, Schuler Auktionen, Zurich.
In good condition.
To be sold without reserve
