Lot n° 607
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Wooden and silver box, decorated with an enameled coat of ar - Lot 607
Wooden and silver box, decorated with an enameled coat of arms, the lid engraved "à Jean Bouin, en souvenir de son séjour à Stockholm Juin-Juillet 1913".
The rose gold clasp is adorned with a ruby-tinted glass cabochon.
Hallmarks: Stockholm.
Goldsmith: K. ANDERSON.
H_7 cm W_19.5 cm D_12.5 cm.
Gross weight: 1,620 grams, 800°/00; 14K, 585/00.
Note: On July 6, 1913, Jean Bouin caused a sensation by breaking the world one-hour record in Stockholm, beating the 15,000-meter and 11-mile records in the process: he ran 19,021 meters, becoming the first person to exceed 19 kilometers in one hour.
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