Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 58
French, Swiss and English. Made in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fine, forty-two, gold, gilt metal and agateset watch keys.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 5,400 - 7,200 / EUR 3,700 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 9,000
Comprising: a fine gold hunting-horn-form key with jasper terminal; a cruciform key with retractable shaft; two horse?s hoof-form keys; two gold armorial-form keys; a key with crossed hammer terminal; a gilt key with fox?s head mask decoration; two turquoise-set gold keys; two gold ratchet keys; three agateset keys; twenty-four gold small fancy keys; a brass crank key; two gilt metal Chinese market keys signed Hope Bros, Shanghai; two brass keys with English retail names. In good condition, some wear
