Property of a Virginia Gentleman
LOUIS AUDEMARS | A YELLOW GOLD OPEN FACED WATCH WITH CASE ENGRAVED BY NICOLAS MARIE GATTEAUX, CIRCA 1870 | 黃金懷錶，錶殼附NICOLAS MARIE GATTEAUX銘刻，年份約1870
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December 11, 08:21 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Property of a Virginia Gentleman
LOUIS AUDEMARS
A YELLOW GOLD OPEN FACED WATCH WITH CASE ENGRAVED BY NICOLAS MARIE GATTEAUX
CIRCA 1870
黃金懷錶，錶殼附NICOLAS MARIE GATTEAUX銘刻，年份約1870
Dial: white enamel
Caliber: manual winding
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on back with engraving, inside engraved Jetton de la Reine 1774
Case number: 12648
Size: diameter 42 mm
Signed: case and movement, case signed N Gatteaux F
Nicolas Marie Gatteaux (1751-1932) was a French engraver known for his work of commemorative medals. His subjects included important figures and events during his lifetime, including Napoleon Bonaparte and the coronation of Louis XVI. The present lot bears a token made for use during the reign of Marie Antoinette, and is stamped 1774 to commemorate the year Antoinette became Queen of France.