96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 691
Paul Buhre St. Petersburg, "Hoflieferant seiner Majestät", Case No. 101216, 54 mm, 130 g, circa 1910
A decorative pocket watch in a hunting case
Case: silver, applied monogram. Dial: enamel. Movm.: divided 2/3 plate movement, screw compensation balance.
The magnificently executed coat of arms of the Russian Empire with offset blue ribbons and additional anchor and axe, set on a case with exquisite engine-turned pattern, recalls the grand days of the Russian Navy - or more likely, the Russian Railway? The small town of Bologoje is far from the sea but has been a hub for the St Petersburg-Moscow railway since the mid-19th century. The engraving dedicates the piece to "The driver (or engineer) 1st grade at the Bologoje depot, Michail Fedorovič Šekurov, for his long service" (translated by Johannes Woda).
A decorative pocket watch in a hunting case
Case: silver, applied monogram. Dial: enamel. Movm.: divided 2/3 plate movement, screw compensation balance.
The magnificently executed coat of arms of the Russian Empire with offset blue ribbons and additional anchor and axe, set on a case with exquisite engine-turned pattern, recalls the grand days of the Russian Navy - or more likely, the Russian Railway? The small town of Bologoje is far from the sea but has been a hub for the St Petersburg-Moscow railway since the mid-19th century. The engraving dedicates the piece to "The driver (or engineer) 1st grade at the Bologoje depot, Michail Fedorovič Šekurov, for his long service" (translated by Johannes Woda).
Sold
estimated
1.700—2.700 €
Price realized
2.200 €