106th Auction

2022/5/21

Lot 339

Patek Philippe & Cie.

A delightful, small Geneva hunting case pocket watch in practically new condition

Sold

estimated
1.4002.000 €
Price realized
1.500 €
specific features
Case
14 K pink gold.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Bridge movement, lever escapement, screw compensation balance.
Case no.242753
Diam.33 mm
Circa1906
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.33 g


The pink gold case of this distinctive, excellently preserved ladies' hunting case pocket watch is very finely engine-turned; the front lid is decorated with a beautifully designed monogram "MMG".
According to the current owner, this watch was a gift from Thomas Mann to her grandmother Maria Müller-Gastell, who came from the family of the sparkling wine manufacturer Matheus Müller (MM Sparkling Wine) in Eltville. Thomas Mann is said to have written some chapters of his novel "Confessions of Felix Krull the Impostor" in the villa of Matheus Müller. The winery is said to have been the model for his novel, in which Felix Krull's father had owned a sparkling wine factory on the Rhine.