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PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE [百達翡麗，日內瓦] | RETAILED BY ESCASANY HERMANOS, BUENOS AIRES: A FINE GOLD HUNTING CASED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH FOR THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARKET 1892, MOVEMENT NO. 91.885 CASE NO. 227.396 [零售商為ESCASANY HERMANOS，布宜諾斯艾利斯：黃金懷錶，為南美市場製造，1892年製，機芯編號91.885，錶殼編號227.396]
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June 16, 03:57 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE
[ 百達翡麗，日內瓦]
RETAILED BY ESCASANY HERMANOS, BUENOS AIRES: A FINE GOLD HUNTING CASED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH FOR THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARKET
1892, MOVEMENT NO. 91.885 CASE NO. 227.396
[ 零售商為ESCASANY HERMANOS，布宜諾斯艾利斯：黃金懷錶，為南美市場製造，1892年製，機芯編號91.885，錶殼編號227.396]
• Movement: 17''' frosted gilded, moustache lever, wolf's tooth winding, bi-metallic compensation balance, signed Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève
• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, sunken subsidiary seconds, blued steel hands, signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève
• Case: 18ct gold, covers with chased and engraved decoration depicting a pair of pelicans, one with a snake in its beak, foliage and vases overflowing with flowers, bezels, stem and bow also with chased decoration, cuvette inscribed, 'Fabricado expresamente para Escasany Hermanos, Peru No. 1, Buenos-Aires', signed and numbered Patek Philippe & Cie 91885
diameter 45mm
Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives confirming production in 1892 and sale on 22 October 1901.
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Escasany Hermanos was a high end jewellery and watch retailer situated in Buenos Aries. Set up by Catalan brothers Ramon and Manuel Escasany in 1892, the firm became an important connection for Patek Philippe who were trying to expand their business in South America. The present watch, made exclusively for and retailed by Escasany, is a very interesting example of the application of Art Nouveau-style decoration to a watch case and depicts the "Bellonius" Stork. The poet Bellonius, or Bellon Pierre (1517-1564) wrote about the Orient with particular attention to landscape and natural history. In 1553, he published a book detailing his ethnographic, botanical, and zoological explorations in Asia Minor, Arabia, and Palestine, which includes a passage about Egyptian storks and their role in the local ecosystem.
Hunting cased watches with chased and engraved decoration are rare and reflect the talents of the artisans at Patek Philippe.