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TABLE CLOCK LIGHTER PRESENTED TO JEAN MERMOZ BY HIS COMRADES
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TABLE CLOCK LIGHTER PRESENTED TO JEAN MERMOZ BY HIS COMRADES
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
TABLE CLOCK LIGHTER PRESENTED TO JEAN MERMOZ BY HIS COMRADES
By LANCEL, circa 1933
Made of nickel-plated metal, with a lighter on top; on one side, a rectangular clock face under glass, featuring Arabic numerals; and on the other, the inscription: ‘TO OUR COMRADE MERMOZ – With affectionate admiration – THE ANDES – ATLANTIC – MARCH 1929–12 MAY 1930 – 8 JULY 1930 – 16 JANUARY 1933 – 15 MAY 1933.”
Marked on the underside ‘BREVETE AAL MADE IN FRANCE’
9 x 7.5 cm
A table lighter-clock presented to Jean Mermoz by his fellow pilots, by Lancel, c. 1933
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Subsequently 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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