1815 identical watches fetch record A[pounds sterling]1.45m at auction.Byline: ANI London, Nov 19 (ANI): A pair of identical watches has created a world record after they fetched 1.45 million pounds in an auction. The watches, which are the mirror image of each other, were made in 1815 and presented to Emperor Jiaqing of China by King George King George has referred to many kings throughout history. When used, by Americans, without further reference it most often means George III of the United Kingdom, against whom the Whigs of the American Revolution rebelled. III the following year. A Chinese collector, who owned the collector's pieces for generations, finally sold them in the auction in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. . The buyer, also Chinese, was an unidentified private collector Etienne LemAenager, of the Geneva auctioneers Antiquorum. He said that the watches were in perfect condition. "The paintings were done by Jean-Abraham Lissignol, who was perhaps the greatest painter of animals," Times Online quoted him as saying. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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