Lot 148 · Fine Watches Including Masterworks of Time, Collector's Watches
A gold, enamel and pearl-set musical cylinder watch playing on the hour or on demand, made for the chinese market Circa 1815, no. 4838
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,068–$16,602
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches Including Masterworks of Time, Collector's Watches, London · 16 September 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4952972
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Piguet Meylan, A gold, enamel and pearl-set musical cylinder watch playing on the hour or on demand, made for the chinese market Circa 1815, no. 4838. Sotheby's, 16 Sep 2021, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4952972.
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Piguet Meylan, A gold, enamel and pearl-set musical cylinder watch playing on the hour or on demand, made for the chinese market Circa 1815, no. 4838. Sotheby's, 16 Sep 2021, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4952972.
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From the same sale Fine Watches Including Masterworks of Time, Collector's Watches · Sep 2021
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