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Lepaute, Figural Mantel Clock, 'Arrontino', Paris, 19th

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Lepaute, Figural Mantel Clock, 'Arrontino', Paris, 19th
Lepaute, Figural Mantel Clock, 'Arrontino', Paris, 19th
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Description
Giallo di Siena Marble, bronze with dark patina, brass, metal, glass
France, 19th century
Lepaute – Parisian family of clockmakers
Back plate numbered ‘512’ and ‘24’; dial signed ‘Lepaute à Paris’
Circular brass movement, spring driven, lever escapement
8 day running duration
Count wheel half-hour striking mechanism on bell, string suspension, adjustable from behind
Rectangular marble base with cymatium and laurel leaf frieze, crowned by a sculpturally rendered crouching male bronze sculpture dipicting "Arrotino the Scythian knife grinder" after the Antique, here with gilt metal sphere
Provenance: private collection, Aachen
Dimensions: 46 x 29.5 x 17.3 cm
Fully functional; good condition, consistent with age


Condition:
The clock is in good condition, consistent with age and bearing signs of age. The marble surface is partially bumped, slightly rubbed and cracked. The dial with smaller cracks above the right winding hole as well as with tiny chip below the left winding hole. Bell, pendulum and winding key are not included. Alterations, the Globe is a later addition. During in house testing the timepiece was fully functional; no guarantee on long term precision and regularity. The size measures 46 x 29.5 x 17.3 cm.

Lepaute
Since the mid-18th century, the clockmaker family operated a company, which worked with the best workshops, for example in the production of bronzes for the cases. The founder of the watchmaking dynasty, Jean-André Lepaute, had established the business in the mid-1740s, in 1747 his younger brother Jean Baptiste Lepaute got on board. Both brothers were appointed royal clockmakers and signed their clocks ‘Lepaute Horologer du Roi’. In 1774 Jean-André’s two nephews, Pierre-Basile and Pierre Henry Lepaute entered the company as partners and on the 14th of May 1789 eventually took over the business. However, in 1795, Pierre Henry left his cousin and form this time onwards, produced clocks with the signature ‘Henry à Paris’ and ‘Henry Lepaute à Paris’. Pierre-Basils’ nephew Jean-Joseph founded the workshop ‘Lepaute neveu à Paris’ in 1811, which he later handed on to his son-in-law and cousin Augustin-Michel Henry. At the same time, Pierre-Basil established the business ‘Lepaute & Fils‘ together with his son Pierre-Michel, whereby they continued to use the signature ‘Lepaute à Paris’ as well as the title ‘Horologer de l'Empereur’ and ‘Horologer du Roi’. (nlu)

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Lepaute, Figural Mantel Clock, 'Arrontino', Paris, 19th

Estimate €900 - €1,170
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