Lot 286

Berenger Skeleton Pocket Watch & Musical Boxes

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Berenger Skeleton Pocket Watch & Musical Boxes

Estimate: $10 - $500

Starting Bid: $10

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
July 6, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

A diverse collection of items headlined by two mechanical musical jewelry boxes and horological pieces. The first musical box is a Swiss-made wooden chest labeled from Musikhaus Hug and Co., Basel, featuring a mechanical movement that plays The Blue Danube and Town of My Dreams. The lid is decorated with inlaid horizontal stripes, and the interior includes a rotating ballerina figure and a side compartment containing gold-tone floral jewelry, notably a brooch with a carved pink glass flower. The second musical box is a white-finished jewelry chest featuring whimsical illustrations of children and nature. The blue satin-lined interior contains a rotating ballerina and various costume jewelry charms including a starfish, dolphin, carriage, and a red heart locket. The lower drawer holds Girl Scout and Brownie memorabilia, including merit badges, a gold-tone trefoil pin, and a small stone arrowhead. The collection includes a Berenger gold-tone hunter-case skeleton pocket watch. The white outer dial features black Roman numerals, while the center and case back reveal a mechanical movement marked Cooper, 17 Jewels, and China. The front cover is engraved with a decorative shield and the initials RMC, and it is accompanied by a matching gold-tone curb link chain. Also present is a single-strand necklace composed of square-cut, polished shell beads in varying shades of iridescent purple, green, and orange. Numismatic items include three silver-colored commemorative tokens: two Cook Islands Peace Dollar copies and one 1921-2021 Morgan-style piece. These are accompanied by a group of six heavily corroded early 20th-century United States cents and a souvenir pouch containing 1947 Steubenville Sesquicentennial wooden nickels featuring Baron von Steuben. A small assortment of men's accessories, including tie clips and cufflinks, is also included.

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $49 $5
$50 $99 $10
$100 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 + $500