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Pocket watches (1839-1851) |
| PATEK, CZAPEK & C° (1839-1845) - PATEK & C° (1845-1851) - CZAPEK & C° (1851-1869) |
Antoni Norbert Patek and Franciszek (François) Czapek, two Polish refugees, 1839
On November 29th, 1830, when the Polish uprising had been mercilessly crushed by tsarist forces, Poland lost all autonomy and became a Russian province. While Chopin, full of patriotic fervour, was writing his magnificent twelfth etude, dedicated to the revolution, refugees were leaving the country by thousands. Amongst them was a young cavalry officer, Antoine Norbert de Patek. Preferring exile to prison, he ...
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