Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006
LOT 142
?Two Portrait Watch Keys? Swiss. Made circa 1790. Fine, a gold and painted on enamel watch key and a gold and painted on ivory watch key.
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,200 - 3,500 / USD 2,800 - 4,500
Sold: CHF 4,248
The first: rectangular with canted corners, one side decorated with a painted on enamel scene of classically dressed young lady in a landscape with a sheep, the other side decorated with a scene of a young lady reclining on the seashore. The second: oval, gold band, hinged glazed covers on both sides containing painted on ivory miniatures, one depicting an old man in a landscape pointing out to sea, the other side with a lady seated in an interior. Good general condition, some light wear.
