$7,500
JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 163 ILLUMINATED WORLD GLOBE TABLE CLOCK Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Mappemonde", Ref. 163, the globe gores by Girard et Barrère, & Thomas. 17-19 Rue de Buci, 17-19 Paris. Made circa 1940. Fine and very rare, glass, chrome and black marble, 8-day going Art Deco table clock with electric illuminated terrestrial globe. C. Glass globe overlaid with paper gores to a scale of 1: 65,000,000, chrome base with apertures for the dial, octagonal black marble base, electrical connection for the globe. D. Annular with bold Arabic numerals, minute track above with 24-hour numerals. Red triangular pointers for the hours and minutes. M. Rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Notes Case signed. Dim. 25 x 20 cm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-09-18