Pocket watch: unique, early gold hunting case pocket watch with repeater

Ca. Ø47mm, ca. 56g, 18K gold, magnificently engraved, very early savonnette case, spring lid featuring a finely chased depiction of a general in uniform, presumably the Polish national hero General Tadeusz Kościuszko; on the reverse, a highly detailed depiction of the general on horseback against a military scene in the background; dome signed and numbered, magnificently engraved with rocaille motifs, No. 10296, Case and movement bear the same number; exquisite early Patek Philippe lever movement with temperature compensation and shock protection; hour and quarter-hour repeater; a very beautiful enamelled dial and the finest Breguet gold hands; in working order and in a very fine state of preservation. The watch is housed in a box from the Türler firm in Zurich, which was presumably the seller. The box contains what is presumably the original cross-shaped gold key. The watch is a museum-quality collector’s piece and is one of the earliest known Patek Philippe hunting case pocket watches with a repeater, presumably made for a wealthy Polish client. At Antiquorum auctions in Geneva in 2004, another Patek Philippe hunting case pocket watch with a very similar case and extract from the archives was sold at auction. According to the register extract, the case depicted the scene ‘The Death of Poniatowski’ on one side and Tadeusz Kościuszko on horseback on the other. The watch achieved a record price for an early Patek pocket watch with a quarter-hour repeater. (Source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/Mnb).

Estimate:£4,247.15

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