Lot 525
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SWISS SMALL NOVELTY TIMEPIECE
in the form of a skull hinging open to reveal a green coloured dial signed "HAMLET", the cranium inscribed "FUGIT IRREPARABILE TEMPUS", maker's mark unclear, struck also with a mark for Swiss-made articles from 1882-1934; 1.7" (4.2 cms) long
