97,940 CHF
“Portrait of Comte Stanislas Potocki” Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 893282, case No. 2633979, Ref. 763/2. Made in 1968, delivered to Cartier on June 18, 1969. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel keyless dress watch, the back with hand-painted enamel panel by J. P. Leroy. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, "variee", polished inclined bezels, the back painted on enamel with the famous portrait of Comte Stanislas Potocki on horseback, after Jacques-Louis David. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "baton" hands. Cal. 17-140, rhodium plated, “fausses cotes” decoration, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat/cold isochronism and five positions, self compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Enamel signed J.P. Leroy. Diam. 47 mm. Property of an American Collector Notes This watch is one of a number of pieces by different artists in enamel that were commissioned in the 1960s & 70s by Patek Philippe copying old master pictures. The enamel paintings are of extremely high standard and these watches are very sought after by collectors. Watches such as the present one, with very finely painted on enamel scenes executed by Geneva’s master enamelers were always unique pieces made in only one example.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
