Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998
LOT 477
Le Blond a Paris, No. 594, circa 1780. Very fine bamboo walking stick, the 18K gold and ivory pommel with built-in watch and snuff box.
CHF 4,000 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 6,325
C. Double body, gold mounted, ivory carved in a fluted pommel with godrooned, ivory covered, hinged gold lid, screwed on the gold compartment fitted at the end of the bamboo walking stick. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals. Gold Louis XVI hands. M. Hinged gilt-brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt-brass continental cock with polished-steel end-piece. Signed on the back plate. Diam. 50 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 4 |
Fair |
Movement: *2-4 |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense Fair |
Dial: 21-51 |
Period Partially reprinted |