Lot 297 · Important Watches
a gold hunting cased quarter repeating watch with concealed erotic automaton, circa 1890
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- Estimate
- £2,400–£2,600 hammer ≈ $3,104–$3,363
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, London · 28 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4868505
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Swiss, swiss | a gold hunting cased quarter repeating watch with concealed erotic automaton, circa 1890. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2020, lot 297. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4868505.
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Swiss, swiss | a gold hunting cased quarter repeating watch with concealed erotic automaton, circa 1890. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2020, lot 297. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4868505.
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