Lot 239 · Important Watches
dent, london | a gold open-faced quarter repeating keyless lever watch circa 1804, no. 31268
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,035–$1,552
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, London · 28 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4869117
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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London Dent, dent, london | a gold open-faced quarter repeating keyless lever watch circa 1804, no. 31268. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2020, lot 239. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4869117.
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London Dent, dent, london | a gold open-faced quarter repeating keyless lever watch circa 1804, no. 31268. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2020, lot 239. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4869117.
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