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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.

I 1891 erhvervede grev Ludvig Reventlow, Rudbjerggaard med tilhørende skove og jordtilliggender. Hans bror grev Ferdinand Reventlow, der i mange år havde tjent som diplomat, senest som gesandt i Paris, havde længe ønsket sig at finde sig et sted, hvor han kunne trække sig tilbage. Grev Ferdinand var barnefødt på Lolland, og brøderne blev enige om, at han købte en del af Rudbjerggaard, så han kunne bygge Vindeholme hovedbygning og avlsgård. Vindeholme blev således udstykket i 1910 fra Rudbjerggård til Ferdinand Reventlow, som anvendte gården som landsted og otium efter en lang karriere. Gården ligger i Tillitse sogn, Lollands Sønder herred, Lolland kommune. Hovedbygningen er opført i 1913 efter tegninger af H.C. Amberg, mens avlsbygningerne er opført 1909. Grev Ferdinand valgte at bygge bag diget, hvortil venderne (heraf vendernes holm = Vindeholme) antagelig ikke kunne sejle længere. På trods af grev Ferdinand Reventlows ellers beskedne livsstil, blev slottet bygget særdeles smukt og præsentabelt, og det var hans ønske, at man fra stuerne på beletage kunne se ud over Østersøen. I 1926 arvede nevøen grev Frederik Reventlow Vindeholme og boede der permanent fra 1960 til 1972 hvorefter hans nevø grev Einar Reventlow arvede Vindeholme.

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