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SAVON FRÈRES - COAL - Marseille. Enamelled thermometer circa…
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Lot no. 123
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SAVON FRÈRES - COAL - Marseille. Enamelled thermometer circa 1930.
Good condition, good colours, nice shine, embossed lettering, minor paint residue, with its capillary.
Enamel : " émail Jallut - Marseille ".
99,7 x 20 cm
Founded in April 1914 by Denis and Bruno SAVON, it imports English coals.
A little background information: "judged in 1969 by the High Court of Marseille. Mr Savon was charged with fraudulent bankruptcy and breaches of company law, having fled in November 1966 following an investigation by the regional criminal investigation department, which had revealed liabilities of 12 million francs in the accounts of Société des Houilles et Agglomérés and nine other subsidiaries. Found in Yugoslavia, Mr Savon was apprehended there on 25 March 1968 by Interpol in the port of Piran on the Adriatic coast. Extradited in September, the industrialist was immediately incarcerated in the Baumettes prison...(source: lemonde.fr)
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