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AN INTERESTING NAPOLEONIC OPEN FACED VERGE POCKET WATCH
Continental, circa 1807.
enamel dial with Arabic numerals, eccentric winding hole, the border decorated with a scene of a lady playing a lute in a landscape, gilt fusee movement, drum case, the back set with an enamel plaque depicting Napoleon embracing Tsar Alexander I, diameter 56mm.
Continental, circa 1807.
enamel dial with Arabic numerals, eccentric winding hole, the border decorated with a scene of a lady playing a lute in a landscape, gilt fusee movement, drum case, the back set with an enamel plaque depicting Napoleon embracing Tsar Alexander I, diameter 56mm.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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The depiction of Napoleon and the Tsar is thought to symbolize the Treaty of Tilsit when Russia made an alliance with Napoleon in 1807. The treaty confirmed Napoleon's complete mastery of north-west Europe.