Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 46
Swiss, French and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-one gold, gilt metal, brass and agate-set watch keys.
CHF 5,500 - 7,000
USD 5,000 - 6,300 / EUR 3,400 - 4,300
Sold: CHF 7,200
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
