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CIRCA 1880, SIGNED BY C. DETOUCHE
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A FRENCH BLACK SLATE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1880, SIGNED BY C. DETOUCHE
The case of curving architectural form with twin barrel movement, the dial with Brocot open escapement and ruby palletts signed 'C. DETOUCHE FSEUR DE LA VILLE DE PARIS', above a glazed cartouche housing the pendulum, flanked by a barometer and a dial indicating day, date and phases of the moon, on stepped base
20. 1/2 in. (52 cm.) high; 21 in. (52.5 cm) wide; 7. 1/2 in. (19 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1880, SIGNED BY C. DETOUCHE
The case of curving architectural form with twin barrel movement, the dial with Brocot open escapement and ruby palletts signed 'C. DETOUCHE FSEUR DE LA VILLE DE PARIS', above a glazed cartouche housing the pendulum, flanked by a barometer and a dial indicating day, date and phases of the moon, on stepped base
20. 1/2 in. (52 cm.) high; 21 in. (52.5 cm) wide; 7. 1/2 in. (19 cm.) deep
Literature
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 11.
M. Hamnett, ‘The Albert Dawson Collection: a Handley-Read Legacy’, The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present, 2016, vol. 40, p. 102, fig. 9.
M. Hamnett, ‘The Albert Dawson Collection: a Handley-Read Legacy’, The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present, 2016, vol. 40, p. 102, fig. 9.
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