101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 377
Patek Philippe & Co. Genève / Hessenberg & Cie. Francfort, Case No. 38260, 47 mm, 87 g, circa 1872
A rare Geneva half hunter pocket watch, delivered to Hessenberg jeweller in Frankfurt
Case: 18k gold, back lid with engraved imperial crown and monogram. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Johann Friedrich Hessenberg (1810-1874) was a jeweller, mineralogist and politician in the city-state of Frankfurt. Given his experience as a jeweller, he devoted himself to research studies in the fields of mineralogy and crystallography. In 1867 Hessenberg received an honorary doctorate from the Friedrich-Wilhelm University in Berlin (today’s Humboldt University) for his academic work.
A rare Geneva half hunter pocket watch, delivered to Hessenberg jeweller in Frankfurt
Case: 18k gold, back lid with engraved imperial crown and monogram. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Johann Friedrich Hessenberg (1810-1874) was a jeweller, mineralogist and politician in the city-state of Frankfurt. Given his experience as a jeweller, he devoted himself to research studies in the fields of mineralogy and crystallography. In 1867 Hessenberg received an honorary doctorate from the Friedrich-Wilhelm University in Berlin (today’s Humboldt University) for his academic work.
estimated
3.500—4.500 €
Price realized
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