22nd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT
Jewelry and Watches Featuring the Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay
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A Rare and Important Ladies Patek Philippe Murat Watch
Henry J. Howe, Syracuse, NY C. 1912
A commissioned 18K yellow gold blue foliage enamel decorated case and bezel, open face Murat ladies watch with movement number 170.699, calibre 10, lever escapement, and enamel-ivory white dial with dauphine numerals. Patek Philippe manufactured date 1912, made and sold for Rosemary "Mary" Ketcham by Henry J. Howe in Syracuse, New York in 1916. The watch is accompanied by a copy of the extract from archives provided by Patek Philippe Geneva.
Outer Case Diameter: 27.4mm; Weight: 18.0 Gross dwt.
Provenance
Purchased by Rosemary Ketcham (1882-1940) and gifted to her niece Ruth Anderson Fox, thence by family descent.
Rosemary "Mary" Ketcham was a painter and designer specializing in enamel and metalwork born in Springfield, Ohio in 1882. She studied at Ohio Wesleyan University, where she received a degree in literature. She received art training at the New York School of Design, Pratt Institute, Columbia University at Westminster, and Technical Institute of London. Rosemary successfully established the Design Department at Syracuse University, teaching there from 1908-1920. She taught there for years before accepting a position at the University of Kansas.
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
A commissioned 18K yellow gold blue foliage enamel decorated case and bezel, open face Murat ladies watch with movement number 170.699, calibre 10, lever escapement, and enamel-ivory white dial with dauphine numerals. Patek Philippe manufactured date 1912, made and sold for Rosemary "Mary" Ketcham by Henry J. Howe in Syracuse, New York in 1916. The watch is accompanied by a copy of the extract from archives provided by Patek Philippe Geneva.
Provenance
Purchased by Rosemary Ketcham (1882-1940) and gifted to her niece Ruth Anderson Fox, thence by family descent.
Rosemary "Mary" Ketcham was a painter and designer specializing in enamel and metalwork born in Springfield, Ohio in 1882. She studied at Ohio Wesleyan University, where she received a degree in literature. She received art training at the New York School of Design, Pratt Institute, Columbia University at Westminster, and Technical Institute of London. Rosemary successfully established the Design Department at Syracuse University, teaching there from 1908-1920. She taught there for years before accepting a position at the University of Kansas.
