Hermès. A very fine and very rare gilt brass and leather 8-day going revolving desk compendium with triple date manual calendar, barometer, thermometer and compass

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HERMES Desk Compendium

Hermès. A very fine and very rare gilt brass and leather 8-day going revolving desk compendium with triple date manual calendar, barometer, thermometer and compass

Signed Hermès, Paris, 24. Fg. St. Honorè, the movement Swiss, no. 29281, probably designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon, circa 1940

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Hermès. A very fine and very rare gilt brass and leather 8-day going revolving desk compendium with triple date manual calendar, barometer, thermometer and compass
Signed Hermès, Paris, 24. Fg. St. Honorè, the movement Swiss, no. 29281, probably designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon, circa 1940
Movement: cal. 22’’’, manual, 15 jewels
Dial: champagne, signed Hermès, Paris
Case: three-body, cube-form, gilt brass, compass on the top, the sides with dials for the barometer and thermometer, manual calendar with engraved days of the month and apertures for the days of the week and the months, revolving on a stepped compressed leather square base, signed Hermès, Paris, dim. 12.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm.

Special notice

On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.

Lot Essay

This desk clock by Hermès is closely related to the designs of the French designer and architect Paul Dupré-Lafon (1900-1971).

Dupré-Lafon’s genius was to link the Art Deco and and modernist movements with his refined creations that were produced to appeal to a rich clientèle. A champion of craftsmanship and excellence, he used luxurious materials combined with stone, leather or chromed steel to create bold contrasting effects.

The present clock has a distinctly contemporary feel even today and is the perfect objet de luxe for the desk or table.

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