Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010
LOT 161
LeCoultre - Rue de la Paix LeCoultre, ?Rue de la Paix?, Ref. 397. Made circa 1958. Fine and unusual, 8-day going, keyless table clock, designed as a street lamp. To be sold without reserve
HKD 7,500 - 15,000
USD 1,000 - 2,000 / EUR 750 - 1,500
Sold: HKD 10,000
C. In the form of a gilt and black lacquered street lamp, applied street sign "Rue de la Paix". D. Beige with radial Roman numerals. Blued steel Louis XV hands. M. Cal. JLC 229, 18???, nickel-plated, 7 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 28 x 7.5 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Notes
A similar clock is illustrated in Jaeger-LeCoultre, La Grande
Maison, Franco Cologni, 2006, p. 350.