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BRONIKOV. AN UNUSUAL RUSSIAN WOOD AND BONE KEYWIND OPENFACE WATCH
signed Bronikov, mid 19th century
the movement with wooden wheels and plates, bone pinions, click and screws, the cylinder escapement with wooden balance, steel spiral spring, the carved wooden dial with visible motion work, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, the wooden case with hinged back, together with wooden chain and key, bearing stamped cyrillic signature -- 50mm diam.
A similar watch sold in a Christie's Geneva sale. Lot 269 Orpheus sale, 12th November, 1986.
signed Bronikov, mid 19th century
the movement with wooden wheels and plates, bone pinions, click and screws, the cylinder escapement with wooden balance, steel spiral spring, the carved wooden dial with visible motion work, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, the wooden case with hinged back, together with wooden chain and key, bearing stamped cyrillic signature -- 50mm diam.
A similar watch sold in a Christie's Geneva sale. Lot 269 Orpheus sale, 12th November, 1986.