Lot 551 · Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」
a gold and enamel watch with simple automaton and date circa 1800 [法國製黃金畫琺瑯活動人偶懷錶備日期顯示，年份約1800]
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- Estimate
- CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 hammer ≈ $6,548–$8,730
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」, Geneva · 12 November 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4874613
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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French, a gold and enamel watch with simple automaton and date circa 1800 [法國製黃金畫琺瑯活動人偶懷錶備日期顯示，年份約1800]. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2020, lot 551. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4874613.
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French, a gold and enamel watch with simple automaton and date circa 1800 [法國製黃金畫琺瑯活動人偶懷錶備日期顯示，年份約1800]. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2020, lot 551. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4874613.
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From the same sale Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」 · Nov 2020
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|---|---|---|---|
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