Estimate

15.000 - 20.000

Session 3

26 March 2026

Hammer Price

Description

Oak case veneered with rosewood and kingwood, with geometric herringbone marquetry and lozenge-shaped reserves
Violin-shaped case, decorated with gilt bronze mounts
Circular silvered metal dial, with outer ring graduated for minutes in Arabic numerals, hours in Roman numerals and small seconds dial at 12 o'clock
Signed "LEPAUTE au Luxembourg"
Eight-day movement, with weights and counterweights, and "sun" pendulum
France, c. 1750-1760
(weights and key lacking; mechanism not tested)

Height: 258 cm

Additional Information

Jean-André Lepaute (1720-1789) was one of the leading figures in French clockmaking during the 18th century, founding one of the most prestigious clockmaking houses in Paris. The Lepaute name became associated with the high technical quality of movements and collaboration with important bronze casters and ébénistes of the period.
The reference "au Luxembourg" in the signature relates to the connection between Jean-André Lepaute and the Lepaute house with the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris, a central context in the establishment of the workshop.
This formulation finds parallel in market examples, including a Louis XV longcase clock described by Christie's (lot 232, 13 June 2002), with dial signed "LEPAUTE AU LUXEMBOURGH 1756", attributed to Jean-André Lepaute.