Lot 2240 · Important Watches
An unusual yellow gold purse watch in the form of a walnut, Circa 1958-59
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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,105–$7,658
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches · 24 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5369850
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier, An unusual yellow gold purse watch in the form of a walnut, Circa 1958-59. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369850.
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Cartier, An unusual yellow gold purse watch in the form of a walnut, Circa 1958-59. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369850.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A slim yellow gold open-faced keyless lever dress watch, Circa 1913 | Cartier New York | HK$32,000–HK$48,000 | |
| New York retailed | A yellow gold square wristwatch with part-hooded … | Vacheron Constantin For Cartier | HK$55,000–HK$95,000 | |
| An extremely rare and slim yellow gold openface keyless lever watch w… | Cartier Paris | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| London retailed | A rare and unusual onyx, white gold, silver and ena… | Cartier Paris | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| An onyx, yellow gold and enamel 8-day desk clock, Circa 1919 | Cartier Paris | HK$48,000–HK$70,000 | |
| New York retailed | A very fine and slim platinum openface dress watc… | Cartier Paris | HK$70,000–HK$110,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Cartier | 'Panthère' Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald and Onyx Ring | 卡地亞 | | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Cartier | Sapphire and Turquoise Ring, France | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Cartier | Sapphire, Emerald and Onyx and Diamond ‘Panthère’ Ring | 卡地亞 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Cartier | 'Comet' 8-Days, A rare rock crystal, yellow gold, platinum, | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Cartier | Rare nephrite, hardstone, mother-of-pearl and diamond myster | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cartier | Cartier | Emerald, Pearl and Diamond Clip | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.