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Maker - Henri Lepaute, Paris, France, c.1813. 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, the upper slab is Italian Rosso Verono and the lower Rosso Levantowith; separated by a gilt ormolu surround.

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