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| Maker - Henri Lepaute, Paris, France,
c.1814. Movement net, 29"h x 10 1/2"w x 5"d, 31"h x 12"w x 7"d with dome.
Two train, great wheel, Chevalier de Béthune escapement, half-seconds
pendulum on knife edge suspension, count wheel strike on hour and passive
strike on the half, gilt bezels and enamel dials indicating the day, month,
and date, 2 week duration, on two tone double marble base with ormolu
surround.
The clock base consists of two different slabs of Italian marble separated by a gilt ormolu surround. The upper slab is Rosso Verono and the lower Rosso Levanto.
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