Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with enamel scene in 1975 and its subsequent sale on. April 17 of the same year. Further accompanied by the original undated Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, black fitted leather-covered box, archival photographs, product literature and cardboard slipcase.
To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never before been offered in public.
Patek Philippe re-launched the production of watches with enamel miniatures during the 1960s. Only a handful of these masterpieces were created in collaboration with famous artists such as Suzanne Rohr or J.-L. Pter. These watches were usually cased in the traditional openface style whereas only very few were finished as hunting cased watches. The present example's enamel is fashioned after the painter Salomon van Ruysdael.
To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never before been offered in public.
Patek Philippe re-launched the production of watches with enamel miniatures during the 1960s. Only a handful of these masterpieces were created in collaboration with famous artists such as Suzanne Rohr or J.-L. Pter. These watches were usually cased in the traditional openface style whereas only very few were finished as hunting cased watches. The present example's enamel is fashioned after the painter Salomon van Ruysdael.