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Maker - Henri Lepaute, Paris, France, c.1810. Movement net, 22 1/4"h x 14 3/4"w x 5"d. Two train, great wheel, pinwheel escapement, half-seconds pendulum on knife edge suspension, count wheel strike on hour and passive strike on the half-spring driven, gilt bezels and enamel dials indicating the day, day's zodiacal sign, date, month and season, 2 week duration on a dual weight driven drop of 11 1/4" or 28.5 cm on Sienna marble base.

These photos accentuate the very flat nature of this movement. The height is five times the width.  

                                         

                                         

                                         

                                                                          

A close up of the beautiful yellow Sienna marble. Each pillar has a gilt ormolu surround.   

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