Antiquorum’s Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, 25th November 2006 Auction Totaled 49,785,320
The top lots for the auction are as follows:
"Pair of Flower Baskets" Ilbery, London, No. 6647 & No. 6662. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Extremely fine and extremely rare, mirror-image pair of 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watches with center seconds and duplex escapements. Property of a European Collector
Sold for 3,317,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 1,400,000 - 1,700,000
USD 180,000 - 220,000
EUR 145,000 - 175,000
"The Faithful Guardian" Bovet, London, No. 333 & No. 334, Made for the Chinese market, circa 1830. Very fine and extremely rare, mirror-image pair of 18K gold and painted on enamel, center seconds pocket watches with duplex escapements. Property of a European Collector
Sold for 2,309,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - 2,300,000
USD 230,000 - 300,000
EUR 185,000 - 235,000
"Feeding The Rabbits" Ilbery, London, No. 6138, the enamel attributed to Jean-Francois-Victor Dupont. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1815. Extremely fine and very rare, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set, center seconds pocket watch with duplex escapement. Property of a European Collector
Sold for 2,309,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 550,000 - 700,000
USD 70,000 - 90,000
EUR 55,000 - 70,000
Platinum 'Souscription Set No. 180' Breguet, 'Souscription Set No. 180', Ref. 3430 (the wristwatch) and Ref. 1819 (the pocket watch). Made in a small series in 1991 for Antiquorum's Geneva auction 'The Art of Breguet' in April 1991. Extremely fine, rare and important set comprising a minute-repeating, astronomic, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, platinum Breguet buckle and a large, platinum, keyless, astronomic, self-winding pocket watch with instantaneous calendar, moon phases and power-reserve indication. Accompanied by a hazelnut root presentation cabinet with winding provision for the wristwatch.
Sold for 2,197,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 800,000 - 1,000,000
USD 100,000 - 130,000
EUR 80,000 - 100,000
Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 2499
Sold for 2,085,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 1,900,000 - 2,400,000
USD 245,000 - 310,000
EUR 195,000 - 245,000
Ref. 4261, Platinum 'Minute Repeater, Diamond Dial' Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 501912, case No. 328065, Ref. 4261. Made in 1954. Extremely fine and unique, large, extra-flat, minute-repeating, platinum and diamond-set gentleman's wristwatch with a platinum Vacheron & Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a duplicate of the Certificate of Authenticity.
Sold for 1,861,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
USD 190,000 - 155,000
EUR 155,000 - 205,000
'Prosperity for the Journey' Ilbery, London, No. 6326. Made for the Chinese market, the case with London hallmarks for 1815. Extremely fine and rare, unusual, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch with center seconds and duplex escapement. Property of a European Collector
Sold for 1,861,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 550,000 - 700,000
USD 70,000 - 90,000
EUR 55,000 - 70,000
Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 3450
Sold for 1,749,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 1,300,000 - 1,800,000
USD 160,000 - 220,000
EUR 130,000 - 180,000
Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 1415
Sold for 1,519,000.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 800,000 - 1,000,000
USD 100,000 - 130,000
EUR 80,000 - 100,000
Piaget, case No. 502975, Ref. 15312. Made in the 1990s. Extremely fine, elegant and important 18K yellow gold lady's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold articulated bracelet set with 316 baguette diamonds weighing 41.9 cts.
Sold for 1,116,500.00 HKD
Estimate HKD 1,000,000 - 1,200,000
USD 130,000 - 155,000
EUR 100,000 - 125,000