A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted mahogany marquetry “Regulateur de Parquet”, with equation of time, the movement signed by Jean-André Lepaute, Paris, circa 1760, the case stamped by Nicolas Petit
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June 24, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
9¾-inch enamel dial signed Lepaute Hger Du Roi, A Paris, equation of time and centre seconds, the movement with five-wheel high-count trains, pin wheel escapement, the offset pendulum with beat adjustment at the crutch, outside count wheel striking on a bell, endless rope winding with the clicks separately mounted on the backboard, the case with shaped hood and urn surmount, the whole inlaid with panels of finely drawn floral and trophy marquetry, the case stamped N.PETIT and JME
Haut. 223,5 cm ; Height 88 in
Jean-André Lepaute (1720-1789)
Trained as a watchmaker in Paris from 1749, Lepaute made a clock for Louis XV in 1751 with a unique mechanism and a single wheel. He was appointed Horloger to the King in 1753 and in 1755 published his Traité d'horlogerie, a reference work. With the help of his brother, he made monumental clocks such as the one at the Invalides and the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.
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