Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 279

PATEK PHILIPPE ENAMEL PORTRAIT Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 107941, retailed by Spaulding & Co., Chicago. Made circa 1901. Very fine and unusual, keyless, 18K gold and painted enamel lady?s pendant watch. Accompanied by a gold and red enamel clip.

C. Four-body, the reverse in translucent deep red enamel with central portrait of a veiled lady, outer reserve and bezel with wreath design, decorated band, hinged gold cuvette inscribed ?Marion, from Ed?. D. White enamel, inner deep red Roman numerals and gold fl oral dots, outer minute track and gilt 5 minute Arabic numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 10??, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, captive barrel with inset arbor, straight-line lever escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case, dial and movement signed by retailer, movement signed and numbered by manufacturer, case similarly numbered. Diam. 26 mm