$14,375
PATEK PHILIPPE RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO. PLATINUM Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 811381, case No. 604638. Made in 1926. Very fine and very rare, large, rectangular curved, platinum wristwatch. Two-body, solid, polished, hinged case back engraved: “Louis E. Kirstein Boston From R.S.K. July 9, 1927,” curved crystal, straight lugs. Matte silver with bold luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Luminous skeleton hands. Notes The present lot, a rare platinum Patek Philippe wristwatch retailed by Tiffany & Co., was a gift to department store magnate and philanthropist, Louis E. Kirstein (July 8, 1867 - December 10th, 1942) from his wife Rose Stein on his 60th birthday. Kirstein was the Vice President of Filene's of Boston from 1911 - 1942. He served as chairman for the American Jewish Committee and the United Jewish Appeal as well as the national director for the Jewish Welfare Board. He worked in numerous capacities for the Federal Government, including as a member of the National Labor Board, chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board and member of the Business Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce. Kirstein's extensive offi ce fi les, which includ detailed correspondence with a variety of charities, is part of the permanent collection of Harvard Business School's Women, Enterprise & Society: A Guide to Resources in the Business Manuscripts Collection at Baker Library. The watch was passed down to his son, Lincoln Kirstein (May
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-06-12
