Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces · 27 March 2011

Henry Capt, Musique d'Amour - Repeating Musical Watch with Four Actions with Concealed Erotic

Henry Capt, Musique d'Amour - Repeating Musical Watch with Four Actions with Concealed Erotic Automaton Henry Capt, Genève, No. 515. Made circa 1810. Extremely fine and equally rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel, two-train, quarter-repeating musical watch with two automaton scenes ' musicians and birds automaton scene on the dial plate and concealed erotic automaton scene, playing at will.

HENRY CAPT

Antiquorum, March 2011

Hammer result

CHF 200,500

about $219,293 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 123%
Low estimate CHF 70,000
High estimate CHF 90,000
In USD $76,561 to $98,436

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Date

27 March 2011

Lot number

187

Brand

HENRY CAPT

Year

1810

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