Lot 243
A silver cased watch in the form of a skull
Auction: 12 February 2014 at 11:00 GMT
£3,250
Description
the well modelled skull hinged at the jaw bone, enclosing a simple timepiece, enamel dial inscribed Hamlet - (a connection to Shakespeare's Hamlet and Yorick), the case stamped with French control marks, Brevete and numbered 1240 and 7917, engraved to the rear of the skull "qua hora nescis" you never know the hour, cased in fitted box with a key
Dimensions
40mm long
Footnote
Similar sold Christie's New York 20 October 1999 lot 59