Made circa 1815 for presentation in the name of King George III to the Chinese Emperor Jiaqing in 1816, the “Royal Presentation Mirror-Image Pair” pocket watches feature enamels depicting “Affection and Innocence” by Jean-Abraham Lissignol after an engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi. Geneva–Antiquorum has realized more than 15.3 million CHF, or about $12.7 million, in its weekend auction of Important Collector’s Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks and Horological Tools.The highlight of the sale was Lot 730, “The Royal Presentation Mirror-Image Pair” of gold pocket watches with painted-on enamel and pearls.
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First online rough-diamond auction sells out
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008All 16 lots sold during the diamond industry’s first online auction of rough, held yesterday. Diamdel, a De Beers Group supplier of rough diamonds with offices in Antwerp, Hong Kong and Tel Aviv, Israel, ran the auction.
Prior to the event, Diamdel made all lots available for viewing to potential buyers.
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