Beschreibung:

AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MONTH-GOING TABLE REGULATOR WITH EQUATION OF TIME AND YEAR CALENDAR henry and j.j. lepaute, paris, 18/06 + 7 The circular white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with finely pierced and chased ormolu solar hour and minute hands, counterbalanced steel mean time minute hand, counterbalanced blued steel sweep center seconds hand, the cut-out window below XII revealing a revolving inner white enamel year calendar ring inscribed with the months, their sign and relevant date, the dial signed H. Lepaute à Paris , year calendar adjustment square between chapters VIII and IX, the equation kidney mounted between the dial plate and movement having thick rectangular plates secured with four back-pinned pillars, the pinwheel escapement mounted on the backplate signed H. & J.J. Lepaute à Paris. 18/06 + 7 with fine adjustment to the crutchpiece for the gridiron pendulum with nine steel and gilt brass rods of circular section, the reverse with ormolu circular beat weight with ultra-fine adjustment, the front with an ormolu temperature scale with blued steel pointer, steel pointer below the bob swinging within a gilt-metal calibrated beat scale, the case with large rectangular glazed viewing portal to the moulded top with dentilled entablature decorated with foliate, beaded and rosette ormolu mounts, similar ormolu beading to the sides, front and rear doors with hidden pin-hole spring catches, the dial with ormolu tasseled drapes below and with foliate spandrels, the base with a finely cast egg-and-dart moulding and on ormolu block feet 19½in. (49.5cm) high