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Read the date and attribution as a pair: an approximate date is not an exact year, and a named maker may refer to one part of a timepiece. Follow the source to its full record before using a comparison to identify your own object. These pages are references, not certificates of authenticity or valuations.
Clock with pedestal — Met 58.53a–c · ca. 1690
Study Met object 58.53a–c, dated ca. 1690: its recorded materials, maker attribution and dimensions, with source photographs and comparison notes.
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Mantel clock — Clockmaker: Jean-André Lepaute · ca. 1764–70
Study Met object 29.180.2, dated ca. 1764–70: its recorded materials, maker attribution and dimensions, with source photographs and comparison notes.
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