Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 50
French, Swiss and English. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-four, gold, gilt metal and agate-set watch keys.
CHF 5,500 - 7,000
USD 5,000 - 6,300 / EUR 3,400 - 4,300
Sold: CHF 7,440
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
