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Lot 34 · The Collection of a Connoisseur 掌上的百年風華: 鐘錶及裝飾藝術收藏

'the barking dog' a very fine, rare and small gold, enamel and pearl-set open-faced quarter repeating automaton watch made for the chinese market circa 1810, no. 277

Piguet Meylan

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Estimate
£40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $50,122–$75,183
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Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Collection of a Connoisseur 掌上的百年風華: 鐘錶及裝飾藝術收藏, London · 14 July 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-4841917
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Piguet Meylan, 'the barking dog' a very fine, rare and small gold, enamel and pearl-set open-faced quarter repeating automaton watch made for the chinese market circa 1810, no. 277. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4841917.

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Piguet Meylan, 'the barking dog' a very fine, rare and small gold, enamel and pearl-set open-faced quarter repeating automaton watch made for the chinese market circa 1810, no. 277. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2020, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4841917.

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