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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 183

Record "De Luxe", No. 774029, case No. 443668. Produced in the 1950's. Fine and unusual, 18K yellow gold and diamonds trinket-watch in shape of a lantern, hanging from a yellow gold plated "gourmette" chain.

C. two-body, solid, polished, lantern-shaped, case back engraved with a dove flying out of a window in a countryside landscape, band with arabesque appliques, top in shape of a fluted pagoda-style penthouse, above a row of 14 diamonds, pyramidal roof bearing the hanging-ring, "bombé" crystal. D. pink with applied gold dart and round inlaid indexes. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 1045, oval, rhodium-plated, 16 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 20 x 37 mm. Approx. overall length of the chain: 400 mm.