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A GOLD AND ENAMEL TURTLE-FORM WATCH WITH HEART-SHAPED MOVEMENT CIRCA 1885 [瑞士製黃金飾琺瑯海龜造型懷錶備心形機芯,年份約1885]
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November 12, 03:15 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
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A GOLD AND ENAMEL TURTLE-FORM WATCH WITH HEART-SHAPED MOVEMENT
CIRCA 1885
[瑞士製黃金飾琺瑯海龜造型懷錶備心形機芯,年份約1885]
• Movement: unsigned gilded heart-form, cylinder escapement, flat three-arm balance
• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with Arabic numerals
• Case: gold in the form of a turtle, the animal's back with enamel in imitation of tortoiseshell, the turtle's head, underside and legs chased and engraved in naturalistic manner, ruby-set eyes, pendant ring in the form of a serpent, plain gold polished heart-form cuvette with apertures for winding and hand-setting
length including ring 50mm, max width 30mm
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