Borne Pendulum In Red Griotte Marble, Empire Period.

Important terminal clock in cherry red marble and chiseled and gilded bronzes, dial signed D'Etour à Paris. accidents to the side palmettes and missing five stars around the dial. Empire period Period thread movement in good working order with balencier and key. Sold as is, to be cleaned. Jacques Auguste D'Etour (or Detour) Born in 1759, apprenticed in Paris in 1776. His signature can be found on high quality Louis XVI and Empire clocks, see pages 260 and 326/327, in the Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française by Pierre KJELLBERG.