Compendium | 8-day desk clock | gilt
This Compendium is perfect as a sophisticated touch to any office desk or coffee table, and its varying functions provide a hint of excitement to your everyday life.
This vintage Hermès 8-Day revolving Compendium is made of gilt-brass and is comprised of a clock, a barometer, a calendar and a temperature gauge. The Compendium rests on top of a leather plinth that further highlights the melding of different textures and luxurious materials.
On the front of the Compendium, the ivory-coloured dial is signed “Hermès, Paris”, with engraved dates of the month and apertures showing the days of the week/month (on an ivory date cylinder), on the reverse. On the sides, the barometer and thermometer display Feuille-style hands, while the compass rests above. There is a rich sheen of patina throughout the Compendium, giving it a classic, vintage look.
Designed by the visionary Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès, his background as an architect and a decorator can clearly be seen in the combination of Cubist philosophies and Art Deco in the geometric lines of the piece. The critic and designer Michel Dufet once claimed that Dupré-Lafon “understood the profound essence of luxury”, a statement which the Compendium embodies with its multiple functions, aesthetic elegance, and functional details.
If sold within the United Kingdom, this vintage Hermés Compendium will be subject to 20% VAT.
| Brand: | Dupré-Lafon design for Hermès |
| Model: | Compendium desk clock |
| Dimensions: | 11 cm tall including the base - 7.3 cm square |
| Functions: | barometer, thermometer, compass |
| Time-keeping: |
manual triple-day calendar display - month, day, date, hours, minutes |
| Features: | lightly-textured silver dial blue steel hands |
| Case: | unrestored rotating gilt-brass cube on reddish brown leather plinth with contrasting stitching |
| Year: | 1960s |
Condition
This Hermès Compendium desk clock remains in good, working condition and has been fully serviced and the functions tested. There is patina on the case and the leather base remains in excellent condition for an object of its age, consistent with light use.Original: $6,707.99
-70%$6,707.99
$2,012.40
Description
This Compendium is perfect as a sophisticated touch to any office desk or coffee table, and its varying functions provide a hint of excitement to your everyday life.
This vintage Hermès 8-Day revolving Compendium is made of gilt-brass and is comprised of a clock, a barometer, a calendar and a temperature gauge. The Compendium rests on top of a leather plinth that further highlights the melding of different textures and luxurious materials.
On the front of the Compendium, the ivory-coloured dial is signed “Hermès, Paris”, with engraved dates of the month and apertures showing the days of the week/month (on an ivory date cylinder), on the reverse. On the sides, the barometer and thermometer display Feuille-style hands, while the compass rests above. There is a rich sheen of patina throughout the Compendium, giving it a classic, vintage look.
Designed by the visionary Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès, his background as an architect and a decorator can clearly be seen in the combination of Cubist philosophies and Art Deco in the geometric lines of the piece. The critic and designer Michel Dufet once claimed that Dupré-Lafon “understood the profound essence of luxury”, a statement which the Compendium embodies with its multiple functions, aesthetic elegance, and functional details.
If sold within the United Kingdom, this vintage Hermés Compendium will be subject to 20% VAT.
| Brand: | Dupré-Lafon design for Hermès |
| Model: | Compendium desk clock |
| Dimensions: | 11 cm tall including the base - 7.3 cm square |
| Functions: | barometer, thermometer, compass |
| Time-keeping: |
manual triple-day calendar display - month, day, date, hours, minutes |
| Features: | lightly-textured silver dial blue steel hands |
| Case: | unrestored rotating gilt-brass cube on reddish brown leather plinth with contrasting stitching |
| Year: | 1960s |
