Beskrivelse fra Sothebys auktioner 2022 PATEK PHILIPPE QUARTER REPEATING POCKET WATCH Patek Philippe 18k gold and miniature enamel quarter repeating key wind and key set pocket watch, made in 1850 sold in 1852 History. Beauty. Rarity. Intrigue. Not to mention a minute repeater with miniature enamel and engraving! First, the history: this watch belonged to Henriette Auguste Luise von Heimbruch, born von Helldorff. Born to a noble family in 1840 in Lower Saxony, she was in the inner circle of European royalty and said to be celebrated for her beauty and elegance. Based on genealogical records, she was “lady-in-waiting to Princess Mary and was appointed by George V in 1866 as Honorary State Lady with the rank corresponding to this position” Nicknamed Lonny, she was married to Karl Johann Christian von Heimbruch and this mid-19th century power couple became part of the inner circle of the Hanoverian royal family. She died in May 1916. In terms of beauty, this was appropriately matched to its owner. The case back is hand engraved in a vermicelli pattern with an exquisite miniature enamel painting of a horse in the center, presumably a horse very dear to Lonny. The elegance of the watch preserved with its original box from 1852 can not be overstated. In terms of horological rarity, this watch has multiple features that make it befitting of its royal provenance. The fact that is an early quarter repeater from Patek Philippe first and foremost is exciting for those in the know. Consider the dial and movement is signed Patek & Cie which is typical for the era for a watch made in 1850, and then consider that on January 1, 1851 the company’s name was changed from Patek & Cie to Patek, Philippe & Cie. When this watch was sold in early 1852, it was supplied with a case signed ‘Patek, Philippe & Cie” In short, this is one of the first true ‘Patek Philippe’ watches and in all likelihood it was personally handled by both Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe. The fact that this important watch was sold (or gifted) to noblewoman of elegance and taste is no surprise. Remember it was in 1851 that Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom literally bought herself a Patek Philippe and another for her husband Prince Albert. Just a few years later in 1868, Patek Philippe made the first true Swiss bracelet watch for the Hungarian Countess Koscowicz. Patek Philippe was committed to catering to and selling to the ladies high end market from its earliest days. So now a new owner has the chance to own a piece of Lonny’s legacy, a watch of beauty, complication and rarity that allows you to own a true museum watch.

Clausholm tilhørte i 1300-tallet den danske adelsslægt Panter. Herregården blev belejret og ødelagt i 1359 i forbindelse med stridigheder i de jyske adelsmænds opstand mod Valdemar Atterdag (1320-1375).

I begyndelsen af 1500-tallet var Clausholm ejet af Mogens Gøye, en af landets rigeste og mest indflydelsesrige adelsmænd. Ved hans død i 1544 blev Clausholm delt mellem børnene, Albrecht og Ellen Gøye. Som det ofte skete i 1500-tallet, blev også hovedbygningen delt, således at de flyttede ind med deres familier i hver sin del af bygningen. Det førte til stridigheder, som kulminerede med, at Ellen Gøye opførte en ny bygning så tæt ved broderens del af gården, at vinduerne ikke kunne åbnes.

Efter en kompliceret arvesag overtog Conrad Reventlow (1644-1708) rettighederne til Clausholm ved en højesteretsdom i 1686. Reventlow blev senere storkansler, der var et af hoffets højeste embeder. Han rev de gamle bygninger ned og opførte i stedet en ny hovedbygning, der stod færdig i 1699, og som er et af de bedst bevarede eksempler på herregårde i barokstil fra slutningen af 1600-tallet.

Slottet var indrettet sådan, at storkansleren selv boede i stueetagen, mens etagen ovenover var beregnet til kongeligt besøg. Førstesalen er derfor finere med højere til loftet og mere stuk. Både slot og park er et af de første og mest helstøbte barokanlæg i Danmark.

Conrad Reventlow døde i 1708 og Clausholm blev derefter ejet af enken, Sophie Amalie Hahn.

Parrets datter, Anne Sophie Reventlow, knytter sig til den næste periode af Clausholms liv. Kun 19 år gammel blev hun i 1712 bortført af kong Frederik IV (1671-1733). Kongen giftede sig med Anne Sophie til venstre hånd og udnævnte hende til fyrstinde af Slesvig.

I 1718 købte Frederik IV Clausholm og opførte, i perioden mellem 1722 og 1723, de mindre sidefløje mod syd. Efter dronning Louises død i 1721, giftede Frederik IV sig med Anne Sophie til højre hånd og kronede hende efterfølgende til dronning.

Frederik IV døde i 1730 og Christian VI (1699 - 1746), der ikke var venligt stemt mod sin stedmor, forviste dronning Anne Sophie til Clausholm, hvor hun levede til sin død omgivet af en stor hofstab. Dronningen døde i 1743, hofstaben og hendes ejendele blev spredt, mens Clausholm i 1758 overgik til nordmanden Mathias Vilhelm Huitfeldt.

Yderligere oplysninger: Danske Herregårde