800,000 HKD
THE PATEK PHILIPPE BARON VON ROTHSCHILD DUAL ZIME ZONE PERPETUAL CALENDAR POCKET WATCH Patek Philippe & Co. , Genève, No. 27333. Made in 1868, sold on January 7, 1879 to Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild, given to Baron Charles Freiherr von Schroeder. Very fine, exceptionally rare and possibly unique, early, independently adjustable two time zone, 18K yellow gold and enamel, half hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar with indication of days only, the case with the monogram of Baron Rothschild. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Four-body, “bassine et fi lets”, polished, the front cover with glazed aperture and unusual blue champleve enamel radial Roman numerals, inner minute divisions, the back cover decorated with the blue champleve enamel monogram “ASR” - for Albert Salomon von Rothschild, beneath a coronet, fl at-topped crown for winding and setting the main time-zone hands, reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette with aperture for the second-time-zone hand setting disc, engine-turned border and cartouche engraved “Petites Aiguilles”. Notes Albert Salomon von Rothschild (1844 - 1911) Was a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. Born in Vienna, the youngest child of Anselm von Rothschild (1803-1874) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1807-1859), he was educated in Vienna and Brünn/Brno. In 1876, Albert von Rothschild married Baroness Bettina Caroline de Rothschild (1858-1892) of France, the daughter of Alphonse James de Rothschild. T
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-10-23
