#94 • Patek Philippe, pendant watch, Madonna of Ostra Brama enamel and 18K

Part of 260528 - "Spring Featured Auction" Horology, Jewelry & Coins - May 7-28 (live auction by Jones & Horan Auctions)

High bid $12,100.00

Status: Sold

LPW - Patek Philippe, Genève, very rare Madonna of Ostra Brama enameled miniature pendant watch, 28mm, 18K gold original HC, front with black enamel and diamond set initials, rear with black enamel surrounding central polychrome enamel of the Leliwa coat of arms used widely among Polish-Lithuanian nobility, gold cuvette with enameled rendition of Madonna of Ostra Brama, white enamel dial, SW-SS with Adrien Philippe's early one-way winding system which allows turning the crown in only a single direction while winding but allows setting via the crown in either direction, cylinder escapement, 10J, gilt mvt, s#20829 within case. Gross weight of assembled watch 16.1 dwt (25.0 g). A magnificent piece with an exquisite cuvette rendition of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, an early 17th century painting that is in the Chapel of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania and is revered as an icon and attributed with miracles. Similar renditions of this work are known among other early Patek products including an example pictured in Huber & Banbery's "Patek Philippe." CONDITION: Mvt: NR, fully wound, balance is gummy, fine-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, gilt loss to perimeter portion of crown wheel bridge; dial virtually flawless in visible portion, infinitesimal nick bordering upper side of affixing screw at 6; nearly mint hands; case shows hardly any wear, no dents, exterior enameling with some shallow small perimeter flaking at lower edge of front and with some typical scattered small fine scratches elsewhere, enameling of cuvette Madonna scene is pristine; tight bow, crown shows little wear; good glass crystal. Estimate: $6,000 - $12,000 JH-77879