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Ed Koehn 18ct gold pocket watch…
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Sydney
Date:
16-Nov-2024
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Description:
Ed Koehn 18ct gold pocket watch chatelaine, the watch stamped to the dial with retailer 'Marsh & Hoffman/Albany N.Y.', the movement signed 'E.Koehn/ No.71651/Geneve Swiss' and 'M.f.d. For Marsh & Hoffmann/Albany N.Y.', stamped to inner case back 18k, case #71651, the 18ct yellow gold case beautifully decorated in black and white enamels depicting cupid, the inner case engraved 'Lucianne Tracey (?)/ Christmas 1894', weight 25.79gm, case diameter 29 mm, suspended on a gilt metal French c.1880 chatelaine stamped 'Mt' (possibly Thierry Michelot), finely set with black and white enamel plaques depicting a young woman in a classical scene, on a gilt metal frame work case with stylised foliates and Chinese inspired roundels, flanking the watch are three appendages; a jet perfume bottle, Bakelite seal and watch key, total length 21 cm published: "How the watch was worn, a fashion for 500 Years', by Genevieve Cummins, colour plate 214 and 215, page 87.
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Category:
Furniture - Post 1950: European