806 lots

LOT 41

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French. Made in the 19th century. Fine mahogany slope-front watchmaker?s cabinet.

Sloping hinged top, interior with 3 drawers, the body with 6 large drawers, 10 medium drawers and 14 small drawers, wooden knobs. Dim. 100 x 46 x 36 cm. In good condition, cleaned

CHF 3,500 - 4,500

USD 3,200 - 4,000

EUR 2,200 - 2,800

Sold: CHF 7,200

LOT 42

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Dutch and French, Made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Fine, seven repousse silver, silver and gilt, and hardstone watch keys.

Comprising: two large silver repousse keys with mobile terminals, one side decorated with a horse, the other with a cow; a large silver repousse key with mobile terminals and decorated with a cow; another similar one decorated with a horse; a large circular silver key pierced and engraved with a scene of a horse and cart within a twisted border; a silver key made from a coin dated 1684 with attached fob seal; a gilt metal and hardstone swivel fob key. General light wear

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

USD 2,700 - 3,600

EUR 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: CHF 4,080

LOT 43

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, German, English and Islamic. Made in the 18th century. Very fine, Berlin ironwork, cut-steel, gilt metal, glass and hardstoneset watch chatelaines, keys, and fob seals.

Comprising: a fine Berlin ironwork chatelaine with matching key and fobs set with agate and faceted glass; a cut-steel chatelaine with key, seal and agate fob; two long cut-steel chatelaines with keys; two short cut-steel chatelaines; a cut-steel and enamel chatelaine, the panels decorated with flowers; a long steel watch chain; four cut-steel single chains; a gilt metal rococo chatelaine; two watch keys (one broken); a fine cut-steel swivel fob set with a faceted aquamarine-colored glass; a very fine large Berlin ironwork swivel fob, one side decorated with a sleeping lion, the other with a man on horseback; fifteen steel and cut-steel fob seals; a steel seal engraved with Islamic text; a cut-steel fob seal and combined key. In good condition, cleaned

CHF 4,500 - 6,000

USD 4,000 - 5,400

EUR 2,800 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 6,000

LOT 44

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-four gold, gilt metal, steel and hardstone-set watch keys.

Comprising: a gilt oval key set with faceted amethyst-colored glass; a gold and agate key fitted with a compass; a tortoiseshellmounted key with cheroot cutter; a crank key with bone handle; two steel crank keys; eight small gold fancy keys; a gold micromosaic- set key; two gold and turquoise-set keys; a gold and hardstone-set swivel key; a large engine-turned gold key; two oval hardstone- set keys; two faceted glass-mounted keys; a metal and enamel Chinese market key decorated with flowers; a rectangular key with foiled glass panel; three gilt crank keys; two gilt metal Chinese market keys signed Hope, Shanghai; three steel keys; ten gilt metal keys. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,500 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 6,300

EUR 3,400 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 7,200

LOT 45

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French and Swiss. Made in the late 18th and early 19th century. Fine, forty, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys.

Comprising: a large gold key with vacant glazed locket compartments; a large oval agate-set swivel key; two oval agate-set keys; four gold ratchet keys; two fancy gold wirework keys; a gold key with crescent moon; a gold hand-form key; a gold and tiger?s eye key; a fine gold retractable key set in a T-bar for a watch chain; thirteen fancy gold watch keys; a key with carved agate terminal; a silver ratchet key; a gilt metal Chinese market key signed Bovet; a gilt metal crank key; a chased foliate gilt metal key; two fancy ratchet keys; four steel keys and two fancy gilt metal keys. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,500 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 6,300

EUR 3,400 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 7,200

LOT 46

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Swiss, French and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-one gold, gilt metal, brass and agate-set watch keys.

Comprising: four gold folding combined seal keys set with engraved agate panels; a key in the form of a pin-vice; a ratchet key in the form of a door key; three gold ratchet keys; a gold and bone barrel-form key; a horse?s hoof-form key; a vase-form swivel key with hardstone seal base; a three-sided gold and agate key; eleven gold fancy keys; two brass ratchet keys; two plain brass keys; two gilt brass Chinese market keys signed Hope Bros. Shanghai; seven brass keys with English retail names; two steel ratchet keys and a fancy silver key. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,500 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 6,300

EUR 3,400 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 7,200

LOT 47

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Fine, forty-five, gold, gilt metal and hardstone-set watch keys.

Comprising: a gold and carnelian ball-form key; another agate ball-form key; a large oval hardstone-set swivel fob; a fine key in the form of a coiled snake; a lyre form key; a gold and glass cameo key decorated with a dog and a sheep; a gold and coral-set flower key; a gold and carved amethyst horseshoe-form key; a gold and ebony sprung expanding key; a gold engraved lozenge-form key; a gold and faceted glass-set key; a large gold foliate chased and hardstone-set key; a steel cross-form key; three gold ratchet keys; thirteen small gold fancy keys; two large gold powder flask-form keys; four gilt metal fancy keys; a gilt brass ratchet key; four gilt metal keys for the Chinese market signed Hope Bros, Shanghai; two metal fancy keys and three brass keys with English retail names. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,500 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 6,300

EUR 3,400 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 7,200

LOT 48

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Swiss, French and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, twenty-nine, gold, gilt metal and stone-set watch keys.

Comprising: a large gold and hairwork key; a gold and jasper folding seal key; a gold and hardstone swivel fob key; a lozenge-shaped jasper-set key; eight oval agate-set keys; six foliate chased hardstone-set keys; two gilt metal crank keys; three small keys; two faceted steel keys and four gilt metal Chinese market keys, three signed Bovet, Fleurier, one signed Hope Bros, Shanghai. In good condition, some wear

CHF 7,000 - 10,000

USD 6,300 - 9,000

EUR 4,300 - 6,200

Sold: CHF 9,600

LOT 49

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, German and English. Made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, twenty-eight, gilt metal, steel and gold watch keys.

Comprising: a brass key commemorating Queen Victoria?s Golden Jubilee; a steel horseshoe-form key; a gilt metal double-sided calendar fob with bed hook; two gold ratchet keys; seven gilt metal crank keys; seven steel crank keys; three silver ratchet keys; two cut-steel keys; two steel keys and two brass keys. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 4,500 - 6,300

EUR 3,100 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 10,800

LOT 50

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-four, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys.

Comprising: two gold and champleve enamel keys; four oval gilt metal and agate keys; two foliate gold and hardstone-set keys; three gold fancy keys; a gilt and carnelian-set key; a foliate gold key with swivel fob; a paste-set silver key; a key made from a Prussian silver coin; sixteen small gold fancy keys; five gilt keys; two gilt metal crank keys; three gilt metal Chinese market keys, two signed Bovet, Fleurier and one signed Hope Bros, Shanghai; three brass keys with English retail names. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,500 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 6,300

EUR 3,400 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 7,440

LOT 51

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French and Swiss. Made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, thirty-four gold, gilt-metal and steel watch keys.

Comprising: a cut-steel key with matching fob and pendants; three crank keys; three gilt metal Chinese market keys, one signed Bovet; five gilt metal keys; six agate-set keys; seven gold small keys; two steel keys; two metal and enamel keys for the Chinese market decorated with flowers; two gold agate-mounted swivel keys; gold Maltese cross-form key; two metal keys. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 4,500 - 6,300

EUR 3,100 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 6,600

LOT 52

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, fifty, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys.

Comprising: three large oval gilt and hardstone-set keys; a gold key in the form of a bunch of grapes; a gold snake-form key; a gold key with pearl and faceted stone terminal; ten hardstone-set keys; a large gold and faceted glass fancy key; a gold whistle-form key; a gold double-ended key; two gold ratchet keys; a gold quiver-form bedhook; 12 small gold fancy keys; two folding crank keys; two gilt metal crank keys; a steel key; six keys for the Chinese market, three signed Bovet, Fleurier, three signed Hope Bros, Shanghai; five brass keys with Enlish retail names. In good condition, some wear

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

USD 5,400 - 7,200

EUR 3,700 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 8,400

LOT 53

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Swiss and French. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Very fine and rare, eight gold, enamel and stone-set watch keys.

Comprising: a gold and painted on enamel crank key for the Islamic market decorated with military trophies; a gold and porcelain locket key decorated with baskets of flowers; a gold and champleve enamel key decorated with white and royal blue enamel in concentric circles; a gold and painted on enamel key decorated on each side with a butterfly on a flower; a gold and royal blue champleve enamel ratchet key; two gold and turquoise-set keys; a gold and colored paste-set key in the form of a butterfly. In good condition

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 4,500 - 6,300

EUR 3,100 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 13,200

LOT 54

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, sixty-four, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys.

Comprising: three oval agate-set keys; two dog?s head-form keys; a horse?s hoof-form key; a gold thistle and shamrock-form key; a gold and cloisonné enamel pansy-form key; a gold heart-shaped key with glazed back and faceted stone set flower decoration; a turquoise-set gold lyre-form key; two gold pannier-form keys; a gold cross-form key; a gold snake-form key; a large engine-turned gold rectangular key; seven gold and enamel keys decorated with flowers; three foliate gilt and hardstone-set keys; eighteen small fancy gold keys; eight gilt metal Chinese market keys, seven signed Hope Bros, Shanghai, one Bovet, Fleurier; thirteen brass keys. In good condition, some wear

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

USD 7,200 - 11,000

EUR 5,000 - 7,500

Sold: CHF 10,200

LOT 55

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Swiss and French. Made in the 19th century. Fine, twenty-seven, gold, gilt metal and stone-set watch keys.

Comprising: a gold horseshoe-form key; a gold and faceted glass rectangular key; a gold and carnelian-set three-sided key; a gold pannier-form key; a gold lyre-form key; a gold cabochon-set key; three gold wirework keys; five large gold fancy keys; five small gold fancy keys; three jasper-set gold keys; a gold and silver engraved fancy key and matching fob seal; two brass keys and two gilt metal Chinese market keys, one signed Hope Bros, Shanghai. In good condition, some wear

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

USD 3,600 - 5,400

EUR 2,500 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 5,280

LOT 56

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, thirty-five, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys and fobs.

Comprising: a fine gold and enamel watch chain with matching key and hardstone-set seal; a gilt metal triple swivel seal with engraved matrices; a gold pipe-form key; a gold flintlock pistol-form key; a gold and black enamel memorial key; two gilt keys with vice-form terminals; a gilt pistol-form key; a silver anchor-form fob set with a compass; four gold wire knot keys; three hardstone-set keys; two faceted glass-set keys; six small fancy gold keys; six metal keys; two crank keys and two gilt brass Chinese market keys signed Hope Bros, Shanghai. In good condition, some wear

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 4,500 - 6,300

EUR 3,100 - 4,300

Sold: CHF 6,600

LOT 57

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in 58 the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, twenty-three, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys.

Comprising: a gilt brass Masonic key; a gold flower key set with faceted stones; a tridentform key; a gold locket key with shamrock decoration; an anchor-form key; a gold pearshaped key with gold initials beneath a coronet and glazed; a large gold fancy key; a gold negro-head-form key; two gold swivel keys; five fancy gold keys; a large silver ratchet key; five brass keys and two gilt metal Chinese market keys signed Hope Bros, Shanghai. In good condition, some wear

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

USD 3,600 - 5,400

EUR 2,500 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 6,000

LOT 58

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

French, Swiss and English. Made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-two, gold, gilt metal and agateset watch keys.

Comprising: a fine gold hunting-horn-form key with jasper terminal; a cruciform key with retractable shaft; two horse?s hoof-form keys; two gold armorial-form keys; a key with crossed hammer terminal; a gilt key with fox?s head mask decoration; two turquoise-set gold keys; two gold ratchet keys; three agateset keys; twenty-four gold small fancy keys; a brass crank key; two gilt metal Chinese market keys signed Hope Bros, Shanghai; two brass keys with English retail names. In good condition, some wear

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

USD 5,400 - 7,200

EUR 3,700 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 9,000

LOT 59

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Swiss. Made in the mid-19th century. A brass and steel wheel-topping tool. To be sold without reserve

Brass with steel bed runners and tool bed caps, horizontal adjustable sliding bed operated by a pivoted lever, two steel tools of triangular section, knurled brass nuts for depthing adjustment, wooden pulley wheel, brass clamp base on later wooden base. Dim. 12 x 23 x 22 cm. In good condition, cleaned

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

USD 1,400 - 2,300

EUR 1,000 - 1,600

Sold: CHF 1,920

LOT 60

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Rounding-Up Tool Sandoz Fils & Co., La Chaux-de-Fonds & Bienne. Made in the late 19th century. To be sold without reserve

Fine, brass and steel rounding-up tool on wooden base with drawer. Large, brass crank lever wheel, adjustable horizontal slide, centered cutter with stop screws, stationary dead center wheel holder, circular brass foot on wooden base with drawer containing brass chucks. Dim. 25.5 x 24.7 x 16 cm. In good condition, cleaned.

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

USD 1,400 - 2,300

EUR 1,000 - 1,600

Sold: CHF 1,440