18,750 CHF
Jaeger Illuminated Small-Size World Globe Desk Clock with Pen-tray for Dunhill Jaeger, "Mappemonde", retailed by Dunhill, the globe gores by J. Forest, 17, Rue de Buci, Paris. Made circa 1935. Fine and extremely rare, small, glass, chrome and leather, 8-day going Art Deco table clock with electric illuminated terrestrial globe. Glass globe overlaid with paper gores to a scale of 1: 80,000,000, chrome base with apertures for the dial, rectangular compressed leather base with pen rest, electrical connection for the globe. Annular white and gray for the day and night hours, bold Arabic numerals, minute track above with 24-hour numerals. Red triangular pointers for the hours and minutes. Cal. 201, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Case signed Dunhill. Dim. 20.5 x 15 cm. Property of a French Collector Notes The small-size globe clock by Jaeger with a scale of 1:80,000,000 is extremely rare. This coupled with the Dunhill name and the unusual pen-rest base make the present clock one of the most desirable of Jaeger’s globe clocks.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-05-15
