Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 07, 2023
LOT 277
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Art Deco desk compendium, including 8-day going clock, barometer, hygrometer, thermometer; wood and chromium-plated metal
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,100 - 4,200 / USD 2,300 - 4,600 / HKD 17,700 - 35,400
Sold: CHF 2,500
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 aneroid 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 (Vallée de Joux)
Model made by an unknown ebonised-maker
Year circa 1935
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 041 613
Material wood and chromium-plated metal
Diameter 80.2 mm. (bezel)
Caliber 18’’’, lever escapement
Dimensions 11.5 x 48 x 33 cm. (box)
Signature dial and movement