dial marked, "Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve", case 203882, marked "V&C, 750", yellow gold, enamel design on front and back, open face, movement marked "Vacheron & Constantin, Geneve", movement 335124, 1-7/8 in. diameter, 63.3 g; together with marine ivory watch holder, circa 1840, 9-1/4 x 6-1/4 x 3-1/2 in.
Provenance: Watch holder purchased from Arthur Guy Kaplan, Baltimore, MD, March 6, 1997; Property from an Important Chicago Collection
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Watch holder purchased from Arthur Guy Kaplan, Baltimore, MD, March 6, 1997; Property from an Important Chicago Collection
running at time of cataloguing, not tested for keeping time or working order
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