16,100 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie. à Genève, No. 4592,case No. 4592, circa 1851.Fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set, hunting cased, early keyless fob watch. Four body, "bassine et filets", with ribbed band, the back with a fine painted scene of the Holy Virgin and Child, La Madona de la Sedia, after Raphael, within a rose-cut diamond inlaid blue enamel frame; the cover decorated en suite, centred with a fine composition of spring flowers. Hinged gold cuvette with engine turned border. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes This watch is fitted with the first stem winding system designed by Adrien Philippe (French Patent No. 1317 of April 22, 1845), without the possibility of turning the crown anti-clockwise during winding.Please refer to Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, Patek Philippe Pocket Watches, 1993 Edition, p. 51.A similar watch, No. 4840 is illustrated in the same book p. 108, fig. 18 a, b and c.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-14
