Lot 114 , A late 19th century French ormolu mantel clock, with enamelled dial signed C. Detouche... Paris, height 28cm, width 36cm

A late 19th century French ormolu mantel clock, with enamelled dial signed C. Detouche... Paris, height 28cm, width 36cm Condition: Ormolu heavily oxidised and very dirty, looks to be in tact but for the tip of whatever the boy was holding in his hand, dial with hairline cracking, signed with address of Rue St Martin, hands look original, floral plaques inset to the base good but a little pale, movement also signed Detouche but heavily oxidised and almost certainly jammed solid, lacks pendulum, bell and winding key
Estimate £300-500


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