The top selling lot of the sale was this A.F.P. Journe Souverain Chronometre manual windup power reserve wristwatch with a grey dial and black leather band, which ticked to $40,625. It came in a Laco box.
GLEN COVE, N.Y. — An eclectic collection of fine men’s watches got all the attention, and the top bids, at Roland Auctions’ Estates Auction, conducted on Saturday, September 21. Featuring around 100 lots, the sale’s focus was on the aforementioned watch collection, but also featured antique furniture, contemporary and fine art, decorative items of all kinds, textiles, jewelry, rugs, collectibles and Asian items.
Getting a lot of pre-auction attention was an A.F.P. Journe Souverain Chronometre manual wind power reserve wristwatch in 18K yellow gold, which had a grey dial and a black leather band. Its serial number was “614-CS,” and it came with a Laco box. The watch sold for $40,625. A Patek Philippe Gondolo manual wind dress wristwatch in 18K yellow gold had a grey dial, a brown leather band and a reference number of “5111J.” The lot was accompanied by a catalog, receipt of sale and Laco box; it sold for $12,500. A Vacheron Constantin overseas chronometer automatic wristwatch in stainless steel with a blue date dial, steel band and reference number “42050,” sold for $9,375. Going for $11,250 was a Patek Philippe 18K yellow gold manual wind dress wristwatch with a tan dial and a black leather band, which had a reference number “3923/J” and came with its box. Rounding out the auction highlights was an IWC Schaffhausen Ingenieur chronometer black t-dial stainless steel automatic wristwatch with a black date dial and stainless steel band. Its face was 22 millimeters in diameter and had a serial number of “2641851”; it sold for $5,625.
Clocking in at $9,375 was this Vacheron Constantin overseas chronometer automatic wristwatch in stainless steel. The watch had a blue date dial and steel band.
In the art arena, the firm presented an Italian School Madonna and Child scene. The oil on wood panel painting was after a Seventeenth or Eighteenth Century interior Renaissance scene titled, “The Bartolini Tondo” by Filippo Lippi. The original painting, along with this example, depicted scenes from the life of St Anne, the mother of Mary, who was seated with the Christ child on a throne. The work was housed in an elaborately carved Baroque giltwood and sgraffito frame. The original painting is in the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, in Florence, Italy. It sold for $8,125.
This Italian School painting of the Madonna and Child was done after “The Bartolini Tondo,” a Seventeenth or Eighteenth Century oil on wood panel painting by Filippo Lippi (Italian, 1406-1469). The work was housed in a Baroque giltwood frame and measured 51 by 31½ inches.
Additionally, a Georgy Bashinzhagyan (Armenian, 1857-1925) landscape with river and cottages, an unframed oil on canvas painting which dated 1911, was signed and dated lower right. The 31-by-50-inch painting went for $5,937.
In other areas, a set of 12 Smith & Watson “Hepplewhite Wheelback” Georgian mahogany dining chairs had spider web backs and rosette details, and were upholstered in Verasetta apple green wool satin. With custom gimp by Christopher Hyland, the 38-inch-high chairs sold for $8,125. An Asian bronze figural censer, possibly Chinese or Japanese, done in the archaic manner and modeled as a mythological beast, possibly a tapir, had gilt decoration and sold for $3,750.
This Patek Philippe Gondolo manual windup dress wristwatch earned the second highest price of the sale, at $12,500. The 18K yellow gold watch, housed in a Laco box, had a grey dial and brown leather band and was accompanied by a catalog and receipt of sale.
Prices quoted include buyer’s premium as reported by the auction house. For information, 212-260-2000 or www.rolandantiques.com.
