Sale 9053
London, South Kensington
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28 March 2001
Price realised
GBP 2,350
Estimate
A GOLD, ENAMEL AND ROSE DIAMOND SET QUARTER REPEATING VERGE POCKET WATCH WITH CHATELAINE Dufalga A Geneve, circa 1770. white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic five minutes, eccentric winding hole, gilt fusee movement signed Dufalga A Geneve, plunge quarter repeat on a bell, chased and engraved case with rose diamond set bezel and thumb piece, the back later enamelled, diameter 45mm, chatelaine en suite, later enamelled with domestic scenes.
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
In the 1960s Robert Indiana made LOVE, a work that seemed to embody 1960s idealism. But there was also a darker side to this painter of the American dream
From Cupid to Kahlo to Keats — the artworks and objects that encapsulate the power of love