Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 27, 2011
LOT 159
Hommages Enflammes Swiss. Made circa 1900. Two fine and very unusual, silvered metal matchboxes with concealed erotic automaton scenes.
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
USD 1,000 - 2,000 / EUR 750 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 2,750
C. Three body rectangular, line engine-turned with match compartment and spring-loaded lid disclosing an automaton scene depicting a loving couple in a boudoir . M. Mechanical, wound by closing the spring-loaded lid. Dim. 57 x 36 x 15 mm. & 58 x 33 x 16 mm. Property of an Swiss collector
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3** |
Good Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Notes
Two similar matchboxes were sold by Antiquorum, Geneva,
November 16, 1997, lots 69 & 70.