Large Napoleon III Marble Mantel Clock by Constantin-Louis Detouche
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A very large Napoleon III marble-cased mantel clock, Constantin-Louis Detouche, Paris, third quarter 19th century, the black and white enamelled Roman numeral dial with glazed brass bezel set within a drum supported by a pair of volutes on a moulded plinth base, the dial signed and the movement stamped with Detouche's mark, 43.5 cm high, 89 cm wide, 22 cm deep. Other Notes: an impressive yet elegantly restrained clock by one of the most important nineteenth century French clock-makers, who, amongst many other honours, was appointed official clock-maker to Napoleon III and to the city of Paris.
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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