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Lot 87 · Important 20th Century Decorative Arts including Wiener

Signed Rolex, Precision, Movement No. 65753, Case No. 520676 and 668, Ref. 4478, Manufactured in 1946

Rolex. An 18k Gold Wristwatch

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Estimate
CHF 3,500–CHF 4,500 hammer ≈ $2,648–$3,404
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important 20th Century Decorative Arts including Wiener , New York · 18 November 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-5980233
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Rolex. An 18k Gold Wristwatch, SIGNED ROLEX, PRECISION, MOVEMENT NO. 65753, CASE NO. 520676 AND 668, REF. 4478, MANUFACTURED IN 1946. Christie's, 18 Nov 2003, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5980233.

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Rolex. An 18k Gold Wristwatch, SIGNED ROLEX, PRECISION, MOVEMENT NO. 65753, CASE NO. 520676 AND 668, REF. 4478, MANUFACTURED IN 1946. Christie's, 18 Nov 2003, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5980233.

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From the same sale Important 20th Century Decorative Arts including Wiener · Nov 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Design Attributed to Otto Prutscher, Manufactured by Klinkosch, E… AN EXTENSIVE TWELVE-PLACE FLATWARE SET, 'IMPERIAL' PATTERN $20,000–$30,000
Bound by the Wiener Werkstätte, Circa 1914 PALAIS STOCLET, A FABRIC-BOUND COPY OF AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN 'MODERNE BAUFORMEN' 1914 $2,800–$3,200
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Oscar Steffens House, Chicago,… A LEADED GLASS WINDOW $8,000–$12,000
Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Circa 1925 AN AMBOYNA AND GILT-BRONZE BEDSTEAD $25,000–$35,000
Jean-Michel Frank, Circa 1935 FOUR NESTING SYCAMORE TABLES $70,000–$90,000
Jean Royere, Circa 1950 A GILT-IRON AND OAK BAR CART $20,000–$30,000

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