Lot Essay
Jacques Auguste Detour was born in 1759 and apprenticed at the age of seventeen. By the end of the 18th century he was buying his clocks from the bronziers Thomire and Rémond.
LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED DETOUR À PARIS
Details
A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Late 18th century, the dial signed Detour à Paris
The revolutionary period circular dial with calendar hand, the fluted case cast with flower trails, surmounted by an urn, on turned feet
15in. (37.5cm.) high, 10in. (25cm.) wide
Late 18th century, the dial signed Detour à Paris
The revolutionary period circular dial with calendar hand, the fluted case cast with flower trails, surmounted by an urn, on turned feet
15in. (37.5cm.) high, 10in. (25cm.) wide
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's, Monaco, 3 July 1993, lot 61