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LARGE BROWN LEATHER AVIATOR COAT BY JEAN MERMOZ
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191
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LARGE BROWN LEATHER AVIATOR COAT BY JEAN MERMOZ
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
LARGE BROWN LEATHER AVIATOR COAT BY JEAN MERMOZ
Most likely worn on 2 March 1929 during his emergency landing in the Andes mountain range
Torn label from RAGLENA, Portique des Champs-Élysées. Fastens with four braided leather buttons. Fold-down collar fastening with a press stud.
Two side pockets and one chest pocket with a flap.
Cuffs with buckle fastenings.
Belt at the waist.
Signs of wear and tear, including tears on the back resulting from the landing in the Andes.
H.: 109 cm
Enclosed:
- A typewritten label reading: ‘Leather coat worn by Mermoz during his perilous crossing of the Andes on 28 February 1929 with a passenger, the Count de la Vaulx. Forced to land on a sloping plateau at an altitude of 2,800 m leading to a precipice, Mermoz jumped out and blocked the wheels of his ‘LATE’ by lying down in front of the aircraft’”.
- An envelope bearing the handwriting of Jean Mermoz’s mother
‘Notes by Jean found in the leather overcoat’, containing:
- A letter from the Auvergne Aero Club and a postal order addressed to him.
- Two weather reports.
- Fifteen notes in pencil, navigation notes.
- A note in pen on the weather forecasts for 9 and 10 January 1933 between Istres and the Equator.
Jean Mermoz’s large brown leather aviator coat
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Then passed down through the family
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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