Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 48
Swiss, French and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, twenty-nine, gold, gilt metal and stone-set watch keys.
CHF 7,000 - 10,000
USD 6,300 - 9,000 / EUR 4,300 - 6,200
Sold: CHF 9,600
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
