Engraving of a perpetual calendar in the form of a monument within a decorative border. The calendar is hand colored with shades of beige, gold, blue. "Calendrier Perpétual" is printed in the plinth, the base is a scene of Cronos (Father Time) rowing a boat with a scythe.  Two columns rise from the base.  The left column shows seven empty oblongs for the days of the week and is topped  by a figure of Athene.  "Jours/de la Semaine" is written in the base of the statue.  The right column shows the dates of the equinoxes and solstices and is topped  by a figure of Hope. "EPOQUES/des Saisons" is engraved on the base.  The columns are connected by a tablet with squares containing figures.  Upon the tablet stands an hour glass on a triple base with the words "QUANTIEME DU MOIS".  A trophy on top contains a scheme for "COUCHER/du/SOLEIL".
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