100,900 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 703, PIÈCE UNIQUE - “THE GODDESS OF THE SUN & THE MOON” THE EARLIEST KNOWN PATEK PHILIPPE ENAMEL SOLAR CLOCK AT AUCTION, ONE OF THE FIRST EVER MADE IN A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CASE. Patek Philippe, Genève, “Pièce Unique - Pendulette Dôme, movement No. 872552, case No. 28, Ref. 703, the enamel panels by Michel Deville. Made in 1956, sold on May 1st, 1956, presented by the Geneva Authority to the city of Moscow in May, 1956, later the same year given as the prize for the Dragon Gold Cup, 1956. Highly important, very fine and unique, very early solar-powered and electro-mechanical gilt-brass table clock with polychrome cloisonné enamel panels depicting birds and the goddess of the sun and moon, baguette sapphire-set dial. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Cylindrical brass with four polychrome cloisonné panels depicting two birds in each, in the fi rst, cockerels perhaps representing morning and in the last, owls perhaps representing night, polychrome cloisonné enameled domed top decorated with a depiction of the goddess of the sun and moon with long fl owing hair, her arms outstretched holding two orbs, in one corner the sun, in the other the moon, the photo-electric cells on top of the dome, case raised on three ribbed feet. Dome signed M D. Matte silvered with applied brushed gilt chapter ring with engraved baton hour indexes and baguette sapphire quarter-hour indexes, applied plaque below engraved ‘Dragon Gold Cup 1956’. Gilt dauphine hands. Ca
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-11-11
