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An Exceptional Michel Lepaute Mantel Regulator with Remontoir and Calendar, circa 1821

An Exceptional Michel Lepaute Mantel Regulator  with Remontoir and Calendar, circa 1821An Exceptional Michel Lepaute Mantel Regulator  with Remontoir and Calendar, circa 1821

Hammer Price w/ BP

$18,000

Lot #: 14
An Exceptional Michel Lepaute Mantel Regulator with Remontoir and Calendar, circa 1821

Mahogany cased striking mantel regulator with sweep center seconds hand and concentric date of the month calendar on a convex porcelain-enamel dial signed Lepaute Hr. du Roi & de la Ville a' Paris. The movement with grid-iron compensating pendulum and Lepaute's rare 10 second remontoire is signed Michel Lepaute a Paris, invenit et FECIT 1281 no. 12/2, circa 1821. 2 week duration.

Literature: Derik Roberts, Precision Regulator, fig. 25-13 (pictured)


Ht. 23 1/2 in. W 13 in. D 10 in.
Provenance
Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.
Condition
In running condition.
Auction Date
Mar 31, 2023

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