Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 53
Swiss and French. Made in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Very fine and rare, eight gold, enamel and stone-set watch keys.
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 4,500 - 6,300 / EUR 3,100 - 4,300
Sold: CHF 13,200
Comprising: a gold and painted on enamel crank key for the Islamic market decorated with military trophies; a gold and porcelain locket key decorated with baskets of flowers; a gold and champleve enamel key decorated with white and royal blue enamel in concentric circles; a gold and painted on enamel key decorated on each side with a butterfly on a flower; a gold and royal blue champleve enamel ratchet key; two gold and turquoise-set keys; a gold and colored paste-set key in the form of a butterfly. In good condition
