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A fine quality late 19th century French ormolu and marble mantel clock with pin wheel escapement and centre seconds Henry Lepaute a Paris
8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,125 inc. premium
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A fine quality late 19th century French ormolu and marble mantel clock with pin wheel escapement and centre seconds
Henry Lepaute a Paris
the drum case surmounted by a putto and spaniel playing with a ribbon on stylised clouds over boldly cast acanthus volutes and stiff leaf moulding, raised on a white marble base with toupie feet, the signed seven inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with gilt half hour markers, pierced and engraved gilt brass hour and minute hands and plain blued steel seconds hand, the two train spring barrel movement with pinwheel escapement and countwheel mounted on the backplate, striking the hours and half hour on a bell 47cms (18ins) high.
the drum case surmounted by a putto and spaniel playing with a ribbon on stylised clouds over boldly cast acanthus volutes and stiff leaf moulding, raised on a white marble base with toupie feet, the signed seven inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with gilt half hour markers, pierced and engraved gilt brass hour and minute hands and plain blued steel seconds hand, the two train spring barrel movement with pinwheel escapement and countwheel mounted on the backplate, striking the hours and half hour on a bell 47cms (18ins) high.