Antiquorum’s Hotel Noga Hilton, 14th November 2004 Auction Totaled 12,093,434
The top lots for the auction are as follows:
'The Peony' Attributed to Piguet et Meylan, Geneva, made for the Chinese Emperor, circa 1820. Magnificent, extremely rare, large, 20K gold and enamel, pearl-set, half skeletonized, quarter-repeating peony form watch with ruby duplex escapement.
Sold for 715,750.00 CHF
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A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte b/Dresden, No. 34143/64143, made in 1895, refinished in 1906, sold to Fa. S. Stern & Co., Frankfurt a. M. on July 13, 1912 for 1,468.50 DM. Extremely rare and highly important, 18K gold, large, hunting-cased, keyless, A-1 quality, pocket chronometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, free-sprung balance and 30-hour power reserve indication. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate of origin, Lange's 1945 bill for servicing, and a Thomas Mercer chronometer rating certificate.
Sold for 556,250.00 CHF
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A Son Altesse le Prince Demidoff Breguet et Fils, No. 4661, sold on November 3, 1830 to Monsieur le Ch(evalie)r A. Demidoff for 3,500 francs. Exceptional and highly important small gilt bronze astronomical eight-day carriage clock built on the principles of the Garde Temps, with jeweled lever escapement, half-quarter-repeating, alarm, phases and age of the moon, and digital calendar, in original leather fitted box. Accompanied by a certificate.
Sold for 457,250.00 CHF
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Jacques-Frédéric Houriet, No. 61, made for Berthoud Frères, circa 1820. Highly important, exquisitely made and very rare 18K rose gold pocket chronometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator, spring detent chronometer escapement, free-sprung gold spherical balance spring, regulator dial, and Réaumur thermometer.
Sold for 402,250.00 CHF
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Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 3448
Sold for 380,250.00 CHF
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'Cross Beat Monstrance Clock' Casper II Buschmann, Augsburg, circa 1590. Highly important ebony, gilt brass, enamel and lapis lazuli astronomical, hour striking, pre-balance spring, single-hand clock with cross-beat escapement, days of the week, date, manual perpetual calendar, and phases and age of the moon.
Sold for 336,250.00 CHF
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Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 1518
Sold for 259,250.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 230,000 - 280,000
USD 180,000 - 220,000
EUR 150,000 - 180,000
'Ranunculus Aquatilis' Paul Bizot, St. Germain, Paris, circa 1645. Highly important and extremely rare 20K gold and painted on enamel pre-balance spring, single-hand, square pendant watch.
Sold for 259,250.00 CHF
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Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 1463
Sold for 248,250.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 220,000 - 260,000
USD 180,000 - 210,000
EUR 140,000 - 170,000
'Le Cerf-volant' Piguet & Meylan and Frédéric Rochat, Genève, No. 581, music attributed to Nicole Frères, No. 634, completed circa 1828, retailed by Honoré Pons, Paris, at No. 1089. Very fine and extremely rare, bronzed and ormolu, hour and half-hour striking musical clock with singing bird automata.
Sold for 215,250.00 CHF
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