Sotheby's
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Geneva
2023-05-01 - 2023-05-14
Total estimated price
€1,986,500
Average estimated price
€27,212
Lots sold
73/73
Total sale price

Average sale price

Performance

There are 73 lots in this auction
Order by:
A rock crystal and gilt-metal mounted verge watch Circa 1640-50
CHF22,000 - CHF30,000
A fine, rare and large silver pair cased quarter repeating two-train coach watch with alarm, the case engraved with the arms of the Duke of Luxembourg Circa 1690, no. 609
CHF30,000 - CHF50,000
A gilt-metal pair cased astronomical verge watch with indications for day, date, month, phase and age of the moon and periods of the day Circa 1700
CHF12,000 - CHF18,000
A gold pair cased quarter repeating repoussé verge watch with pulse piece Circa 1720
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A fine gold quarter repeating pair cased repoussé cylinder watch Circa 1759-61, no. 4764
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A rare verge watch movement with early application of the balance spring and silver-gilt dial made for the Persian Market with later glass covered mounts Movement and dial circa 1678, glass covers circa 19th century
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A very fine and rare gold and enamel centre seconds duplex watch made for the Chinese market, the case polychrome enamel painted with a mandarin duck Circa 1835, no. 807
CHF60,000 - CHF80,000
A magnificent, rare and large gold, enamel and pearl-set quarter repeating watch with case by Frères Oltramere and movement attributed to Piguet & Meylan, made for the Chinese market Circa 1815, no. 4404 "Château de Chillon"
CHF40,000 - CHF60,000
A gold and enamel centre seconds duplex watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1830, no. 969
CHF30,000 - CHF50,000
An impressive gold, enamel, diamond, ruby and pearl-set oval cylinder watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1790, no. 2635
CHF30,000 - CHF50,000
A fine gold and polychrome enamel painted centre seconds duplex watch made for the Chinese market Circa 1850, no. 699 3
CHF20,000 - CHF30,000
A very rare and fine gold, enamel and pearl-set double scent flask in the form of an urn capped by twin eagles' head stoppers, with watch and visible balance made for the Chinese market Circa 1800
CHF50,000 - CHF80,000
A gold, enamel and pearl-set basket-form verge watch Circa 1810, no. 3331
CHF3,000 - CHF5,000
A gold and enamel watch in the form of a tulip Circa 1875
CHF3,000 - CHF5,000
A gold and enamel urn-shaped verge watch Circa 1800
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A gold and enamel gourd-form watch Circa 1875
CHF3,000 - CHF5,000
An unusual gold and enamel cello-form watch incorporating a vinaigrette Circa 1840, no. 272
CHF1,500 - CHF2,500
A gold, enamel and diamond-set folding lorgnette with concealed watch Circa 1850
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A gold and enamel ball-form verge watch Circa 1805
CHF1,000 - CHF1,500
A gold, enamel and pearl-set verge watch with gilt-metal glazed outer protective case Circa 1790
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A gold, enamel and pearl-set quarter repeating verge watch Circa 1810, no. 4594
CHF3,000 - CHF5,000
A gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set verge watch Circa 1790
CHF5,000 - CHF8,000
A gold and enamel consular cased verge watch with date Circa 1790, no. 1049
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A slim gold, enamel and pearl-set verge watch Circa 1795
CHF3,000 - CHF5,000
A slim gold and champlevé enamel cylinder watch Circa 1830, no. 14622
CHF800 - CHF1,200
A fine and attractive gold, turquoise, pearl and ruby-set hunting cased cylinder watch made for the Ottoman market Circa 1845, no. 32555
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A fine gold and pearl-set verge watch Circa 1830
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A gold, enamel and pearl-set verge watch quarter repeating on a bell or à toc made for the Ottoman market Circa 1790
CHF12,000 - CHF18,000
A gold and enamel triple cased quarter repeating verge watch made for the Ottoman market 1813-14
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A gold and enamel pair cased verge watch made for the Ottoman market 1813-14, no. 40767
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A gold and enamel pair cased verge watch made for the Ottoman market 1813-14, no. 41854
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A gold and enamel pair cased watch made for the Ottoman market Circa 1780, no. 13618
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A gold and enamel triple cased verge watch made for the Ottoman market 1813-14, no. 24713
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A fine and rare gold and enamel hunting cased minute repeating cylinder watch made for the Ottoman market Circa 1830, no. 16158
CHF20,000 - CHF30,000
A rare gold and enamel jump hour half-hunting-style cylinder watch made for the Ottoman market Circa 1830, no. 4514
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A gold and enamel quarter repeating jump hour watch made for the Ottoman Market Circa 1840, no. 28283
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A gold and polychrome enamel painted lever watch made for the Ottoman market Circa 1835, no. 14035
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A gold and enamel scallop-shaped cylinder watch made for the Ottoman market Circa 1830, no. 13055
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A gold and enamel scallop-shaped cylinder watch with early keyless winding made for the Ottoman market Circa 1840, no. 13328
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A gold and enamel hunting cased lever watch made for the Ottoman market with polychrome enamel painted portrait of Napoleon iii and the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition's Palais de l'Industrie Circa 1855, no. 45396
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A gold hunting cased 'demi-chronometre' lever watch made for the Ottoman market with polychrome enamel painted portrait of Sultan Abdulmejid I Circa 1850, no. 36629
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
An urn-form verge watch in glazed gold case Circa 1820
CHF5,000 - CHF7,000
A fine and rare gold quarter repeating wandering hour watch Circa 1820, no. 7328
CHF12,000 - CHF18,000
A rare, fine and unusual double-dialled watch with mock pendulum and slow beating frictional rest escapement with pirouette Circa 1775
CHF8,000 - CHF15,000
A very rare, fine and large quarter repeating watch with indications for sunrise, sunset, month and date Circa 1820, no. 2134
CHF8,000 - CHF10,000
A rare and early gold single cased perpetuelle watch with polychrome enamel painted dial and centre seconds Circa 1785
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A gold double dialled astronomical watch with date, signs of the zodiac, length of day and moon phases Circa 1800
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A gold hunting cased double dialled triple calendar quarter repeating chronograph watch Circa 1895, no. 2854
CHF2,000 - CHF3,000
A gold verge watch with later polychrome enamel painted portraits of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette & family, with later chatelaine decorated en-suite Circa 1780, enamel decoration and chatelaine second half 19th century
CHF20,000 - CHF30,000
A gold and polychrome enamel painted pair cased quarter repeating verge watch with pulse piece and associated gold and enamel painted chatelaine Circa 1770, no. 1061
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A gold, enamel and pearl-set hunting cased watch with associated chatelaine Circa 1820
CHF5,000 - CHF8,000
A gold, enamel and diamond-set keyless cylinder watch with matching chatelaine Circa 1870, no. 21739
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set verge watch Circa 1790, no. 18321
CHF5,000 - CHF8,000
A gold, polychrome enamel and Vernis Martin-style painted quarter repeating automaton watch with jacquemarts Circa 1790, no. 13646
CHF12,000 - CHF18,000
A rare double dialled gold and enamel verge watch with processional automaton Circa 1820, no. 6412
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A rare and fine gold and enamel open-faced quarter repeating 'barking dog' automaton watch Circa 1815, no. 7
CHF20,000 - CHF30,000
A gold carillon quarter repeating automaton watch with jacquemarts Circa 1820, nos. 13561, 16218
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000
A gold quarter repeating watch with concealed jacquemart automaton circa 1820, no. 8531
CHF8,000 - CHF10,000
A fine and rare gold and enamel quarter repeating watch with musical automaton work attributed to Henry Capt, playing on the hour or at will, made for the Chinese market Circa 1815, no. 20935
CHF40,000 - CHF60,000
A gold and enamel quarter repeating automaton watch with jacquemarts bearing the signature Berthoud, Paris Circa 1805, no. 83530
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A rare gold quarter repeating watch with climbing jacquemart automaton Circa 1820
CHF7,000 - CHF9,000
A gold quarter repeating automaton watch with jacquemarts Circa 1810, No. 2545
CHF5,000 - CHF7,000
A pink gold quarter repeating keyless lever watch with Jacquemart automaton Circa 1890
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A rare and small silver puritan watch Circa 1635
CHF5,000 - CHF7,000
A rare and early gilt-metal two-train clock watch with stackfreed and enamel dial Circa 1580
CHF12,000 - CHF18,000
A very rare gilt-metal clock watch with jade bell made for the Japanese market circa 1750, no. 4540
CHF30,000 - CHF50,000
A gold, enamel and diamond-set verge watch in the form of a mandolin Circa 1875
CHF1,500 - CHF2,000
A fine gold, enamel and diamond-set open-faced keyless lever watch made for the Indian market with polychrome enamel painted scene by P.-A. Champod Invoiced 19 November 1904, no. 1307054
CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
A gold and semi-precious stone-set quarter repeating verge watch Circa 1825
CHF5,000 - CHF7,000
An important gold and enamel cabriolet pair cased clock watch with grande and petite sonnerie, independent minute repetition and five hammers striking on five gongs, made for the Ottoman market Sold on 6 may 1808 to his Excellency the Ottoman Ambassador Galib Effendi, no. 1950
CHF500,000 - CHF1,500,000
A gold and enamel open-faced keyless lever watch Circa 1910, no. 944809
CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
A gold hunting cased quarter repeating keyless lever watch with jacquemarts in the form of blacksmiths Circa 1910, no. 2063, Retailed by Heiniger y Achmann, Medellin
CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
A gold and enamel pair cased dumb half-quarter repeating cylinder watch with matching chatelaine 1769-70, no. 765
CHF6,000 - CHF8,000