94th Auction
2016/11/12
Lot 352
Hemmerle Jewellers, Munich, Case No. 219568, 44 mm, 50 g, circa 1920
An exquisite, thin "Art Deco" dress watch in a platinum case with ruby border and a ribbon fob with diamond-studded pendant with monogram "LW" with original box of the retailer and 'Purveyor to the Court' Hemmerle Bros., Maximilianstraße in Munich
Case: platinum. Dial: silvered. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
In Munich, brothers Joseph and Anton Hemmerle take over an established goldsmiths' company in 1893 specialising in medals and orders, whose clients include the Bavarian Royal family. The brothers bring their own style and ideas to the business, renamed Hemmerle.
Hemmerle is appointed "Purveyor to the Court" by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. They become renowned for the "bejewelled fantasies" they create for Ludwig III of Bavaria, the Bavarian government and the great families of the German nobility.
Source: http://www.hemmerle.com.
An exquisite, thin "Art Deco" dress watch in a platinum case with ruby border and a ribbon fob with diamond-studded pendant with monogram "LW" with original box of the retailer and 'Purveyor to the Court' Hemmerle Bros., Maximilianstraße in Munich
Case: platinum. Dial: silvered. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
In Munich, brothers Joseph and Anton Hemmerle take over an established goldsmiths' company in 1893 specialising in medals and orders, whose clients include the Bavarian Royal family. The brothers bring their own style and ideas to the business, renamed Hemmerle.
Hemmerle is appointed "Purveyor to the Court" by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. They become renowned for the "bejewelled fantasies" they create for Ludwig III of Bavaria, the Bavarian government and the great families of the German nobility.
Source: http://www.hemmerle.com.
Sold
estimated
2.000—4.000 €
Price realized
3.400 €