Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006
?Chinese Market Watch Keys? Swiss. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1815/20. Fine and rare, three gold and painted on enamel watch keys.
The first: rectangular gold frame, swivel loop, decorated on both sides with flower sprays on a pale green ground. The second: oval, rope-twist border, swivel loop, decorated on both sides with flower sprays on a royal blue ground. The third: gold, the border set with split-pearls, swivel loop, decorated on both sides with a rose on a royal blue translucent guilloche ground. Four pearls missing and some chipping to third key.
