BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD HALF QUARTER REPEATING POCKET WATCH WITH SECRET PORTRAIT COMPARTMENT, SOLD TO PAULINE BONAPARTE, PRINCESS BORGHESE, SISTER OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
26.11.2023 18:30UTC +08:00
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Starting price
1600000HKD HKD 1 600 000
Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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Event location | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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ID 1088502
Lot 2609 | BREGUET. A VERY RARE AND HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD HALF QUARTER REPEATING POCKET WATCH WITH SECRET PORTRAIT COMPARTMENT, SOLD TO PAULINE BONAPARTE, PRINCESS BORGHESE, SISTER OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Estimate value
HKD 1 600 000 – 3 200 000
SOLD IN 1813
Movement: Manual
Dial: Silvered engine-turned
Case: 58 mm., guilloché with secret hinged inner gold cover devised to contain a portrait
With: OAK Certificate, Breguet Extract and winding key
Remark: Very good for its age
Note: Serial numbers are available upon request
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 18 Chater Road Central Hong Kong Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
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