Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 11

CORUM FOR BACCARAT CRYSTAL SKELETONIZED DESK CLOCK Corum, Swiss & Baccarat, France, No.97. Made in a limited numbered series circa 1994. Fine, gilt brass and crystal dodecahedral desk timepiece in the form of a bottle with visible linear quartz movement. To be sold without reserve

C. Dodecahedral with gild brass base secured by 4 screws numbered to the front, gilt brass upper with 2 screws, central Cut crystal body and octagonal cut-crystal cap. D. Plain three-arm subsidiary seconds wheel with black seconds indexes and Arabic numerals at 10-second intervals. Gilt brass and black index hands. M. Cal. 9105, decoratively engraved horizontal linear with 9 jewels, quartz standardization. Crystal signed Baccarat, movement signed Corum, base numbered. Total width 78 mm. Depth 58 mm. Height 176 mm.