Details
MANUFACTURED IN: 1899
CASE MATERIAL: 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set
CASE SIZE: 27.5 mm. diam.
DIAL: White enamel
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Time only
WITH: Matching gold and pearl-set brooch, Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present pendant watch with 10''' lever movement, enamel dial, case back with chiselled branch-styled ornaments and pearls, cuvette in green-blue matte enamel, decorated case band, in 1899 and its subsequent sale on 9 July 1900.
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The present pendant watch is a typical and highly attractive example of Art Nouveau style, featuring a chased case with raised mistletoe decorated bezel, the back with raised openwork mistletoe decoration set with five pearls against a blue and green enamel background, a clover-shaped swivel bow and a matching openwork gold and pearl-set brooch.

It was retailed by Patek Philippe’s retailer A. Newsalt in Dayton, Ohio,

Art Nouveau designs in jewelry were short lived, only seen from approximately 1895 through 1910, and were dominated by themes such as plants and nature, the feminine form, and floral motifs, all depicted with curvilinear forms and lines.


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