Auction on
01 February 2020 - 14:00 (CET) -
10, quai de l'Essonne - 91100 Corbeil-Essonnes
The name of Jean-Joseph Lepaute, clockmaker to Napoleon I, has travelled down through the centuries.
First half of the 19th century, gilt bronze regulator striking hours and half-hours, dial and movement signed "Lepaute horloger de l'Empereur", window showing the months and dates, central second hand, blocked movement, 45 x 24.5 x 18 cm. Result: €101,680
First half of the 19th century, gilt bronze regulator striking hours and half-hours, dial and movement signed "Lepaute horloger de l'Empereur", window showing the months and dates, central second hand, blocked movement, 45 x 24.5 x 18 cm. Result: €101,680
At this non-specialist sale, timepiece buffs set their sights on this regulator, which caused a bidding battle between several nationalities on each side of the Atlantic. Two Frenchmen finally made it to the last round, taking…
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