Antique Fireplace Clock with Calendar

Dimensions: H x W x D: 39 x 19 x 16 cm

Description:
Clockwork case in the form of a stele standing on a rectangular base of black-grey veined marble.
Bronze partly matt, partly shiny gilded.
Lyre, arches and torches as appliqués.
Framed by the finely chiselled bezel we see the enamel dial with Roman numerals for the time and Arabic numerals for the calendar.

Thread suspension. Lock disc striking movement with half-hour strike on bell.
Signed: LePaute & Fils

Points of interest:
The name LePaute is synonymous with great and famous Parisian watchmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The brothers Jean-Andre LePaute (*1720 +1774) and Jean-Baptiste (*1727 +1802) built up the workshop as watchmakers for the royal court.
The family business was continued by Pierre-Basile (*1750 +1843), Jean-Joseph (*1768 +1846) and Pierre-Michel (*1803 +1849), among others.
Henry-Neveu LePaute (*1800 +1885), who worked for King Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III at the French court, is also famous.