Christianus Caroly, Königsberg, Królewiec, circa 1690.
C. On three feet, each in the shape of winged woman?s head, windowed side panels for viewing the movement, molded base and top, hinged bottom with opening for bell. D. Solid silver ring with radial Roman numerals, half-hours and outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers on gilt dial plate engraved with rural scene, a farmer sowing while another plays the flute, a church in the background. Pierced brass hands. M. Hexagonal, brass baluster pillars, fusee and chain for the going train, fixed barrel for striking, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued steel balance spring, double-footed cock engraved with stylized foliage, slot by the regulator, rack striking, pull repeat. Signed on the movement. Dim. 112 x 112 mm
Grading System: AAA
CHF 14,000 - 18,000
EUR 10,000 - 12,500
USD 10,500 - 13,500
Sold: CHF 14,950
C. Outer: double-body, leather-covered with sound holes. Inner: double-body, pierced, center with small engraved rosette, bezel pierced, swivel pendant, loose ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes, inner white enamel alarm ring, aperture at 3 for alarm setting. Gold ?Louis XIV? hands. M. Gilded, full-plate, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock pierced and chased in elaborate floral decoration, diamond endstone, repeating and alarm trains with fixed engraved barrels, striking and alarm on bell. Signed on the movement. Diam. 123 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 11,000 - 14,000
USD 12,000 - 15,000
Sold: CHF 28,750
C. Outer: double-body, chagrin-covered, with sound holes and silver studwork. Inner: double-body, pierced and engraved with foliage and flowers. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes, aperture at 6 o?clock for date, another at 3 o?clock for setting the alarm. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 81 mm., hinged, gilded full plate brass with baluster hexagonal pillars, fusee with chain for the going train, worm-wheel set-up, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, fine continental gilded brass cock pierced and engraved with foliage. Trip-activated repeating train, repeating, striking and alarm trains with gilded fixed barrels engraved with leaf decoration, striking on a bell. Signed on the back plate. Diam. Outer case 125 mm., inner case 111 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 26,000 - 34,000
EUR 18,000 - 23
USD 19,000 - 25,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
C. Two-body, ?Louis XV?, back centered with oval enamel medallion painted with a wistful young girl in a park with ruins in the background, matte gold ground decorated with horns-of-plenty, back bezel pierced for sound, extended hinge. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. Diamond-set ?Louis XVI? hands. M. 35 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock, Julien LeRoy type repetition, repeating on bell by depressing the pendant. Signed on dial and movement. Diam. 46 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 11,000 - 14,000
USD 12,000 - 15,000
Sold: CHF 29,900
C. Two-body, spring-loaded back centered with an oval enamel medallion painted with a scene of a couple by the altar of love, two doves courting at the top, Cupid?s quiver with arrows on the ground, a castle in the background, paillon frame, translucent dark blue enamel over engine-turning, geometrical patterned bezels and pendant. D. White enamel, upright Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions, Arabic date on the outermost. Blued steel Breguet hands, gold ?serpentine? date hand. M. 53 mm., hinged, gilt Hessen full plate dustproof caliber with aperture for the balance, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring. Signed on dial and movement. Diam. 62,5 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
EUR 14,000 - 21,000
USD 15,000 - 22,000
Sold: CHF 24,150
C. Four-body, ?forme quatre baguettes?, engine-turned, reeded band, gilded hinged cuvette with winding aperture, repeater blocking bolt at 1 o?clock. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer 5-minute divisions. Single blued-steel hand. M. 57.5 mm. (25 1/2???) gilded, center barrel, four-wheel train, balance jeweled, ruby cylinder escapement with ruby insert, gilt three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, compensation curb, parachute on the top pivot, all-or-nothing repetition with a single cam (Jaquet-Droz style). Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 63 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 6,500 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 21,850
C. Four-body, ?bassine? with coin edge, back very finely engraved with Kosciuszko on horseback, scrolling border, bezel chased with scrolling, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silver, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, center florally engraved, snap-on fit. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 40 mm. (18???), Cal 1, frosted gilt, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring, hanging barrel. Signed on the cuvette, punched with the maker?s trademark under the dial. Diam. 44 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 5,500 - 7,500
EUR 3,800 - 5,200
USD 4,000 - 5,600
Sold: CHF 6,900
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets? with coin edge, the back engraved with the Virgin under the Cross, a sword in her chest, foliate border, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 29 mm. (13???), Cal. 4 (Patek classification), frosted gilt, hanging barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on case and movement. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,600 - 2,000
EUR 1,100 - 1,400
USD 1,200 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 2,760
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, with coin edge, engine turned covers, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by two screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 38 mm. (17???), Cal. 15, frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette, movement punched with the maker?s trademark under the dial. Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,300 - 7,000
USD 5,700 - 7,400
Sold: CHF 8,050
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets? with coin edge, spring-loaded back cover finely engraved with the portrait of Copernicus, after a work by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) placed in Warsaw in 1832, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by two small screws. Gilt Breguet hands. M. 38 mm. (17???), Cal. 3, frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette, punched with maker?s mark under the dial. Diam. 42 mm
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,600 - 4,000
USD 2,800 - 4,500
Sold: CHF 20,125
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, the front engraved and filled with black champlevé enamel after a lithograph by Jean A. Duruy, depicting General Józef Longin Sowinski in the St. Laurence church in Wola, in the background a Russian soldier killing an inhabitant, within a thorn frame, on the front the Polish Eagle and Lithuanian Chase (Pogon Litewska), and Polish and Lithuanian coats of arms within thorn frames, polished band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 40 mm. (38???), frosted gilt bar caliber, 15 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement with hidden ruby pallets, uncut bimetallic balance with flat balance spring. Casemaker?s mark M & B Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
EUR 3,100 - 4,500
USD 3,300 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 5,175
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets? with flat coin-edge band, spring-loaded back with finely engraved and black champlevé enamel portrait of Kosciuszko within a gold frame, black champlevé edges with gold stylized foliage, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with letters ?POLSKA I LITWA? (Poland and Lithuania) for the numerals, center finely etched with Poland and Lithuania?s coat of arms. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 29 mm. (13???), Cal. 4, frosted gilt, hanging barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette in Polish, movement punched with Patek?s trademark. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 11,000 - 13,000
EUR 7,600 - 9,000
USD 8,200 - 9,600
Sold: CHF 12,075
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, spring-loaded back engraved with King Batory on a horse, floral borders, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 40 mm. (18???), Cal. 4 (Patek classification), frosted gilt, 15 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement with visible ruby pallet stones, uncut bimetallic balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette and on movement. Diam. 45 mm
Grading System: A
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,400 - 3,000
USD 2,600 - 3,300
Sold: CHF 3,450
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets? with flat coin-edge band, spring-loaded back cover engine-turned and florally engraved, gold hinged cuvette with winding and setting apertures. D. White enamel, mounted by two screws, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 32 mm. (14???), Cal. 4, frosted gilt, hanging barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette in Polish, movement punched with Patek?s trademark. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,500
USD 2,100 - 3,700
Sold: CHF 2,990
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, the back finely engraved with the statue of the first two rulers of Poland ? Duke Mieczyslaw I and his son King Boleslaw Chrobry, after Christian Rauch?s sculpture built around 1840 for the Poznan Cathedral, scrolling and floral border, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds between 4 and 5 o?clock, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 40 mm. (18???), Cal 10, frosted gilt, hanging barrel with Geneva stop work, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, 3rd Philippe winding/setting system. Signed on dial, case and movement, movement also punched with the maker?s trademark under the dial. Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 12,000 - 15,000
EUR 8,300 - 10,000
USD 9,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 20,125
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, the back finely painted with a river landscape, azure enamel border, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 31 mm. (14???), Cal 4, frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette, punched with Patek?s trademark on the pillar plate under the dial. Diam. 35 mm
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,400 - 4,800
USD 3,700 - 5,200
Sold: CHF 8,625
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, the back finely engraved with a wild horse against a woodland background, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 40 mm. (18???), Cal. 9, frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, hanging barrel, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring, Philippe?s 3rd winding/setting system. Signed on the cuvette and on the movement under the dial. Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,800
USD 3,700 - 5,200
Sold: CHF 5,175
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, back with a black champlevé monogram, polished front, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette finely painted on enamel depicting a gentleman wearing the Virituti Military cross in his lapel, engine-turned and scrolling border. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 39 mm. (18???), very rare Cal. 10R, frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring, 3rd Philippe keyless winding/setting system. Signed on the movement, numbered on the case and movement. Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 7,000
USD 6,000 - 7,400
Sold: CHF 14,950
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, back finely engraved and filled with black champlevé enamel, depicting Hetman Stanislaw Zólkiewski engine-turned background, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by two small screws. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 40 mm. (18???), Cal. 4, frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,400 - 3,800
USD 2,600 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 6,325
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, front centered by the Polish-Lithuanian eagle surmounted by a count?s crown, initialed back, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 41 mm., Cal. 19h, frosted gilt, 19 jewels, hanging barrel, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring, Philippe?s 3rd winding/setting system. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,600 - 4,800
USD 4,000 - 5,200
Sold: CHF 9,200