Asian Art

December 0106, 2018
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LOT 168

Lot 168

A Swiss Key-Wind Openface Pocket Watch, Made for the Chinese Market, 19th Century

A Swiss Key-Wind Openface Pocket Watch, Made for the Chinese Market, 19th Century
Lot 168 Details
A Swiss Key-Wind Openface Pocket Watch, Made for the Chinese Market, 19th Century

十九世紀 瑞士“有喊”清皇家定製銀殼計時懷錶 槓桿式擒縱

54mm diameter; highly skeletonized and engraved sweep second lever escapement movement; in a silver case with display inner cover

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $1,440
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A Swiss Key-Wind Openface Pocket Watch, Made for the Chinese Market, 19th Century
  • A Swiss Key-Wind Openface Pocket Watch, Made for the Chinese Market, 19th Century
  • A Swiss Key-Wind Openface Pocket Watch, Made for the Chinese Market, 19th Century
Note:

A similar pocket watch with same mark was showcased at the ‘Geneva At The Heart Of Time - The origin of Swiss Watchmaking Culture’ exhibition in Beijing, 2015.

瑞士弗勒裏耶愛德華公司1860年制作,印“有喊”中文漢字商標,系為中國清朝皇家定制。相似款”有喊”懷表曾在2015年瑞士“日內瓦藝術與歷史博物館”與北京“首都博物館”合作推出的《日內瓦:時光之芯 --- 瑞士鐘表文化之源》展覽中展出。

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