C. DETOUCHE, PARIS, NO.758. CIRCA 1870

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A French brass grande sonnerie carriage clock with alarm
C. Detouche, Paris, No.758. Circa 1870
The gorge case with white enamel Roman dial, with alarm ring below, blued steel moon hands, the twin barrel movement with high quality platform to the bimetallic balance with lever escapement, strike/repeat/alarm on two nested bells to the backplate punch-numbered 758, with stamp to the underside C. DETOUCHE BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. 228-230 R. ST MARTIN PARIS; with brown leather travel case, numbered to the base 503
6in. (15cm.) high to hilt of handle

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Lot Essay

Grande sonnerie carriage clocks usually have three-position sonnerie adjustment levers to the underside of the case. It has been suggested that clocks without such levers (as with the present example) were for the American market.

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