A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH REGULATEUR DE PARQUET
THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-ANDRE OR JEAN-BAPTISTE LEPAUTE, THE CASE BY NICOLAS PETIT CIRCA 1770
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH REGULATEUR DE PARQUET THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-ANDRE OR JEAN-BAPTISTE LEPAUTE, THE CASE BY NICOLAS PETIT CIRCA 1770 CASE: with flambeau urn finial above scroll-leaf mount to the shaped hood, acanthus moulded frame to shaped glazed trunk door, the plinth centred with sunburst and mask mount above laurel and berry swag, stamped 'N. PETIT' DIAL: the white enamel dial signed 'Lepaute', pierced and engraved ormolu main hands, blued steel seconds hand, formerly with siderial time hand MOVEMENT: substantial rectangular plates joined by four rear pinned pillars, pinwheel escapement (pallets lacking), formerly with equation of time work, endless rope wind system to backboard; substantial nine rod gridiron pendulum, brass weight 90 in. (229 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH REGULATEUR DE PARQUET
THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-ANDRE OR JEAN-BAPTISTE LEPAUTE, THE CASE BY NICOLAS PETIT CIRCA 1770
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH REGULATEUR DE PARQUET THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-ANDRE OR JEAN-BAPTISTE LEPAUTE, THE CASE BY NICOLAS PETIT CIRCA 1770 CASE: with flambeau urn finial above scroll-leaf mount to the shaped hood, acanthus moulded frame to shaped glazed trunk door, the plinth centred with sunburst and mask mount above laurel and berry swag, stamped 'N. PETIT' DIAL: the white enamel dial signed 'Lepaute', pierced and engraved ormolu main hands, blued steel seconds hand, formerly with siderial time hand MOVEMENT: substantial rectangular plates joined by four rear pinned pillars, pinwheel escapement (pallets lacking), formerly with equation of time work, endless rope wind system to backboard; substantial nine rod gridiron pendulum, brass weight 90 in. (229 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
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