LEPINE, 2 PLACE DES VICTOIRES ET PALAIS ROYAL, GALERIE DE VALOIS 124
Louis-Philippe period precision table regulator clock, circa 1840. Movement of exquisite quality, similarly signed LÉPINE A PARIS, and numbered 12831, this number being also found on both barrels, the bell, and the dial's backside. Brocot-type half-rollers escapement, wide steel blade suspension, large and heavy bob pendulum with temperature compensation steel and brass rods, as invented by John Harrison. Rack strike on a silvered bell fitted at the rear, with automatic synchronization with the hands, for the hours and half-hours. Two-weeks autonomy.
Large enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals at five-minute intervals. Breguet style blued-steel hour and minute hands. Ormolu turned bezel.
Chased gilt-bronze case with bevelled glass on all four sides allowing view of movement. Front and rear door.