134,500 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 715/5, WATCH WITH UNIQUE ENAMEL MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF GENERAL LA FAYETTE BY J. PELLARIN-LEROY WITH ORIGINAL BOX AND DOCUMENTATION Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 892657, case No. 432821, Ref. 715/5. The miniature by J. Pellarin-Leroy after Joseph Desire Court’s portrait of Gilbert Motier, Marquis de La Fayette as Lieutenant General of 1791. The movement made in 1962, encased in 1974 and sold on December 20th, 1974. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted box and Certificate of Origin, original retailer’s sales receipt of January 31st, 1975, Patek Philippe valuation correspondence from 1979-2001 and the Extract from the Archives. Extremely fine and unique, 18K yellow gold, keyless dress watch with exceptional polychrome painted on enamel miniature portrait of General La Fayette. Two-body, bassine, polished, the back decorated with a painted on enamel miniature portrait of General La Fayette after the painting by Joseph Desire Court of 1791. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 17’’’ 140, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed, the enamel signed J. Pellarin-Leroy. Diam. 47 mm. Notes In the same family since its original purchas
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
