DE RESZKE, Jean (1850-1925) – AN ART DECO PLATINUM AND DIAMOND POCKET WATCH, BY LONGINES

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DE RESZKE, Jean (1850-1925) – AN ART DECO PLATINUM AND DIAMOND POCKET WATCH, BY LONGINES
Designed with a silvered dial with diamond set Roman numeral chapter ring on a black background, within a brush finish platinum case with loop. Signed Longines. Case diameter measuring 1 5/8 inches (41 mm). Circa 1920s

Provenance

Jean de Reszke (presented by his widow in 1927 to:) – Emma Eames (1865-1962; acquired from her heirs by Miss Frelinghuysen for the Metropolitan Opera Guild).

Lot Essay

The immediate predecessor of Enrico Caruso as the world's most famous tenor, Jean de Reszke sang at the Met from 1893 to 1899, specialising particularly in Wagner and the grand French repertoire, especially Meyerbeer and Gounod, and often partnering with Nellie Melba.

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