Lot 79 · Fine Watches including Masterworks of Time, Collector’s Watches
A gold and paste-set skeletonized verge watch Circa 1770
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,618–$2,022
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches including Masterworks of Time, Collector’s Watches, London · 10 February 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5001079
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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French, A gold and paste-set skeletonized verge watch Circa 1770. Sotheby's, 10 Feb 2022, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5001079.
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French, A gold and paste-set skeletonized verge watch Circa 1770. Sotheby's, 10 Feb 2022, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5001079.
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