Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, Nov 13, 2011

LOT 299

MUSICAL WATCH KEY Swiss, Geneva. Made circa 1820. Very fine and extremely rare, gold and painted on enamel keyless musical watch key.

CHF 13,000 - 16,000

USD 14,000 - 17,000 / EUR 10,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 16,250

C. Two-body, rectangular with canted corners, wirework terminals, the suspension loop acts as the winding crown, decorated on one side with a painted on enamel landscape scene, gold and enameled fl ower border, on the other side, fl owers and fruit on a blue ground. M. 27 x 19 mm., brass petit barillet with pinned cylinder, eight blued steel tuned teeth in a vertical stack, start/ stop lever in the side of the case. Dim. 30 x 54 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-19-75

Good

Dent(s)

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: -

Notes

An almost identical key was sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, November 12, 2006, lot 140, for 49,560 Swiss Francs..