拍品 101
101
A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE STRIKING FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR AND MOONPHASE
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE STRIKING FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR AND MOONPHASE

LÉPINE, PARIS. CIRCA 1870

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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE STRIKING FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR AND MOONPHASE
LÉPINE, PARIS. CIRCA 1870
CASE: gorge case, engraved and matted dial mask, regilt DIALS: white enamel time dial with visible jewelled Brocot escapement to recessed centre signed 'LÉPINE/2 PLACE DES VICTOIRES/ET PALAIS ROYAL/GALERIE DE VALOIS 124', gilt-brass hands; calendrical dial with outer month ring, recessed centre with moonphase, day of week, date and leap year dials; blued steel hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels, strike on bell, cam to calendar work below, stamped 'LEPINE/A PARIS'; bimetallic rod pendulum, winding key
14¾ in. (36 cm.) high; 8¾ in. (22.5 cm.) wide; 6¼ in. (14 cm.) deep
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Established by Jean-Antoine Lépine (1720-1814) who became one of the great clockmakers of 18th Century France, Maison Lépine was still in business at Place des Victoires in 1819. The addresses used on this dial suggest a date of 1860/70. See also lot 145.