Sale 1857
New York
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10 - 12 July 2007
Price realised
USD 1,920
Estimate
A GILT METAL GLOBE CLOCK IN CASE, MOVEMENT BY JAEGER LECOULTRE, with wooden case 7in. (17.5cm.) high, 7½in. (19cm.) square
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 1017 - 1024)
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