Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
LOT 40
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Art Deco desk compendium, 8-day going clock, barometer, hygrometer, thermometer; wood and chromium-plated metal
Art Deco desk compendium, 8-day going clock, barometer, hygrometer, thermometer; wood and chromium-plated metal
EUR 1,800 - 3,600
USD 2,200 - 4,300 / HKD 16,600 - 33,200
Sold: EUR 2,340
Wood (probably rosewood) and chromium-plated metal, Art Deco desk compendium including:
an 8-day going, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, clock, silver colour dial with luminescent suspended Arabic numerals (signed by Jaeger- LeCoultre, Le Sentier);
• an aneroidal barometer (signed by Peter, Lyon);
• a hair hygrometer (signed by “LM”, Léon Maxant, Paris);
• a thermometer (signed by Milbar, Paris).
The cabinet includes the four elements mentioned above on the front; on the top, three compartments probably intended for pens and inkwells; in the centre, notches for stamps; at the back, a large notch for sheets of paper.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier
Model made by an unknown ebonised-maker
Year circa 1935
Case No. 041 613
Diameter 80.2 mm. (bezel)
Caliber 18’’’, lever escapement
Dimensions 11.5 x 48 x 33 cm. (box)
Signature dial and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Notes
*a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer's premium, plus 150€ for termination of temporary export, at buyer's expense, only if it is delivered within the EU