Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 8 November 2015

COURTENER "LA FORGE DE CUPIDON" AUTOMATON WATCH YELLOW GOLD Courtener à Strasbourg, Swiss

COURTENER "LA FORGE DE CUPIDON" AUTOMATON WATCH YELLOW GOLD Courtener à Strasbourg, Swiss. Made circa 1810. Very fine and rare, quarter-repeating, 18K gold and painted on enamel automaton pocket watch with jacks and separately activated automaton scene with five actions.

Lot

Antiquorum, November 2015

Hammer result

CHF 37,500

about $37,321 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 436%
Low estimate CHF 5,000
High estimate CHF 7,000
In USD $4,976 to $6,967

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

8 November 2015

Lot number

193

Year

1810

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