French Cast Metal Aeronautical Clock, After Xavier Raphanel
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Hindman[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,400[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Sep 24, 2021[/restrict]
A French Cast Metal Aeronautical Clock, After Xavier Raphanel
(French, 1876-1957)
二十世紀初 法囯鑄鐵飛行器臺鐘
(英吉利海峡首飛紀念鈡)
commemorating Louis Blériot's achievement of the first flight over the English Channel on July 25, 1909, modeled as a monoplane flying over a landscape, set with a dial having gilt Arabic numerals.
1908年,北岩勛爵(Lord Northcliffe,1865-1922)懸賞1000英鎊給第一個駕駛飛機成功飛躍英吉利海峽的人。此後一年多無人成功。法國發明家路易·布萊里奥經過數年磨練,向這獎項發起挑戰。
1909年7月25日,布萊里奥駕駛自己研制的最新機型成功從法國加萊飛往英國多佛,這歷史性的飛行跨越35公里,歷時37分鐘。布氏從此聲名大操,被視爲人類航空競速運動的開創者。他所創辦的航空公司亦在一戰中為同盟國製造了上千架飛機。
Height 15 3/4 x width 15 1/2 x depth 8 1/4 in., 40 x 39.4 x 21 cm.
Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum, Evanston, Illinois
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve 本拍品不設底價