Lot 97 · Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣：鐘錶鬼才」
a rare gold and enamel musical automata watch key circa 1830 [罕有黃金畫琺瑯音樂活動人偶錶匙，年份約1830]
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- Estimate
- CHF 7,000–CHF 10,000 hammer ≈ $7,386–$10,551
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣：鐘錶鬼才」, Geneva · 16 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4829637
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Swiss, swiss [瑞士製] | a rare gold and enamel musical automata watch key circa 1830 [罕有黃金畫琺瑯音樂活動人偶錶匙，年份約1830]. Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2020, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829637.
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Swiss, swiss [瑞士製] | a rare gold and enamel musical automata watch key circa 1830 [罕有黃金畫琺瑯音樂活動人偶錶匙，年份約1830]. Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2020, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829637.
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From the same sale Masterworks of Time: Abraham Louis Breguet, Horologist Extraordinaire 「時間傑作——阿伯拉罕・路易・寶璣：鐘錶鬼才」 · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a very rare gold oval ring thermometer no. 2119, sold 1 may 1810 by m… | Breguet Et Fils | CHF 15,000–CHF 25,000 | |
| an exceptional and very rare gold self-winding quarter repeating watc… | Breguet | CHF 200,000–CHF 300,000 | |
| b. haas jeune & cie, paris & genève [b. haas jeune & cie，巴黎及日內瓦] | a … | — | CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000 | |
| a silver-gilt pocket thermometer with réaumur and fahrenheit scales n… | Breguet | CHF 3,000–CHF 5,000 | |
| a fine pink gold hunting cased double dialled keyless lever calendar … | Alfred Courvoisier Jonais | CHF 2,000–CHF 3,000 | |
| cartier, france [卡地亞，法國] | a gold and enamel purse watch with sprung … | France Cartier | CHF 7,000–CHF 10,000 |
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