Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces · 11 March 2012

Freres Rochat - Exceptional Singing Bird Box with Music & Repeating Watch Frères Rochat

FRERES ROCHAT - EXCEPTIONAL SINGING BIRD BOX WITH MUSIC & REPEATING WATCH Frères Rochat, Geneva, No. 61, the box attributed to Georges Rémond et Compagnie. Made for the Chinese market circa 1820. Magnificent and extremely rare, 18K gold, enamel, pearl and turquoise-set singing bird box with independent musical movement and center-seconds, quarter-repeating watch.

Frères Rochat

Antiquorum, March 2012

Hammer result

CHF 218,500

about $237,500 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 21%
Low estimate CHF 120,000
High estimate CHF 180,000
In USD $130,435 to $195,652

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Date

11 March 2012

Lot number

118

Brand

Frères Rochat

Accompanied by

box

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