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
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
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