Sale 8510
New York, Park Avenue
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29 October 1996
Price realised
USD 3,220
Estimate
DENT. AN 18 CARAT GOLD QUARTER REPEATING OPENFACE LEVER WATCH signed dent, 61 strand, london, circa 1900 With three quarter plate gilt-finished jewelled lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating on two gongs, 18 carat gold inscribed cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, the hinged circular case with monogram, slide repeat mechanism in the band, dial and movement signed. 53 mm. diam.
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