Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 126

Hermès Pendulette Étrier Hermès, Paris, "Etrier", the movement by Pontifa-Audoine, Swiss. Made circa 1935. Fine and rare, 8-day going, gilt brass and leather stirrupform desk clock with alarm, probably designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon. To be sold without reserve

C. Four-body, gilt-brass frame in the form of a stirrup, leather-covered circular case suspended from the frame by a leather loop, winding, hand-setting and alarm setting from the back. D. Matte sand-colored with painted hour indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. 19???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and stirrup signed Hermès, movement signed Pontifa- Audoine. Dim. 15 x 13 cm.