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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006
LOT 129
?Ajax & Agamemnon, Napoleon Commemoration? French. Made circa 1840. Fine and rare, two gold and mother-of-pearl cameo watch keys.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 3,800 - 5,000 / USD 4,800 - 6,500
The first: oval gold border with shell and wirework terminals, swivel suspension loop, set with a double-sided
mother-of-pearl cameo on one side depicting Ajax and the other Agamemnon.
The second: oval gold border with shell and leaf terminals, swivel suspension loop, set with a double-sided
mother-of-pearl cameo on one side a profile of Napoleon and the other depicting Napoleon's tomb.
Dim. 40 x 47 mm. each.
In good overall condition.
Notes
Ajax
A Greek warrior who, when denied the honor of the armor of the dead Achilles, tried to kill the Greek leaders but
was driven mad instead.
Agamemnon
Mycenean leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War.