$5,750
Patek Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 48056, circa 1880.Very fine and rare, silver, gold and niello keyless quarter-repeating watch. four-body "bassine", back and band with fleur-de-lis silver pattern on niello background, bezel in wavy pattern. Gold hinges, lips, bow and slide, silver hinged cuvette. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. Notes There is only a handful of Patek Philippe niello watches known to exist.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-12-04