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ATTRIBUTED TO LEPAUTE, CIRCA 1795, THE DIAL INSCRIBED 'A PARIS'
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A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU MONTH-GOING STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
ATTRIBUTED TO LEPAUTE, CIRCA 1795, THE DIAL INSCRIBED 'A PARIS'
The glazed case with break arch top with pineapple finials and beaded and gadrooned border, with fluted pilasters to the angles and tassel-hung drapery swag below the dial, the stepped rectangular base with recessed panels with running anthemion mounts, the white enamel Arabic dial inscribed à Paris with pierced gilt-metal criss-cross hands and blued steel pointers, with rolling moon phase and day of the week ring to the center, zodiacal symbols painted below, with outside calendar ring, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and count wheel strike on bell
16 ¼ in. (41.25 cm.) high, 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) wide, 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) deep
ATTRIBUTED TO LEPAUTE, CIRCA 1795, THE DIAL INSCRIBED 'A PARIS'
The glazed case with break arch top with pineapple finials and beaded and gadrooned border, with fluted pilasters to the angles and tassel-hung drapery swag below the dial, the stepped rectangular base with recessed panels with running anthemion mounts, the white enamel Arabic dial inscribed à Paris with pierced gilt-metal criss-cross hands and blued steel pointers, with rolling moon phase and day of the week ring to the center, zodiacal symbols painted below, with outside calendar ring, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and count wheel strike on bell
16 ¼ in. (41.25 cm.) high, 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) wide, 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Vitale Collection; Christie's, New York, 30 October 1996, lot 67.
Property of a Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 24 October 2013, lot 636.
Property of a Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 24 October 2013, lot 636.
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