Lot Essay
The movement was probably made by Pierre-Basil Lepaute (d.1843)
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THE MOVEMENT BY LEPAUTE
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
The movement by Lepaute
The circular enamelled dial with Roman chapters with a wine-wreath bezel in an arched rectangular case, surmounted by a tazza and flanked by a figure of bacchus, on a rectangular plinth, decorated with masks and vine garlands on a stiff-leaf wrapped base, the movement stamped '666', lacking feet
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide; 5¾ in. (15 cm.) deep
The movement by Lepaute
The circular enamelled dial with Roman chapters with a wine-wreath bezel in an arched rectangular case, surmounted by a tazza and flanked by a figure of bacchus, on a rectangular plinth, decorated with masks and vine garlands on a stiff-leaf wrapped base, the movement stamped '666', lacking feet
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide; 5¾ in. (15 cm.) deep
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