2,760 CHF
The Fall of Nicholas I Patek et Czapek, Genève, No. 894, made for the Polish market in 1843, sold on November 12, 1844. Fine 18K gold dress watch. Four-body, "bassine et filets" with coin edge band, back engraved after a lithograph by Napoleon Thomas François de Villain, with a scene depicting the dethronement of Nicholas I by the Polish Parliament on January 25, 1831, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes A rarely-seen watch made by the predecessor of Patek Philippe.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14