Constantin Detouche (1810-1889) Marble and gilt bronze clock 19th century

Louis XVI style 19th century gilt bronze clock in matte and bright gold, base in molded white marble.
The base features warrior attributes and musical instruments, while the top features doves symbolizing peace.
Dial signed *Constantin-Louis Detouche AParis
Superb original condition (original gilding simply cleaned), the movement is complete with gong, pendulum and 2 keys.

*Constanstin-Louis Detouche Watchmaker
(1810 - 1889)
Awarded the Légion d'Honneur in France in 1853 and the Cross of the Order of Dannebrog in Denmark, he was appointed watchmaker to the city of Paris and to Emperor Napoleon III. His firm, probably the most important in France at the time, met with enormous success.
At the Nîmes exhibition in 1862, the company was described as follows: "Detouche de Paris, founded in 1803; its volume of business grows every year, and today it has a turnover, in France and abroad, of over 3 million francs. Watchmaking products, from precision pieces to ordinary items, account for over 1,200,000 francs. Mr. Detouche has received some of the most prestigious awards, including the gold medal at the Universal Watchmaking Exhibition in Besançon in 1860, and the gold medal in London in 1862. He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur Cross for his contribution to the progress of clockmaking, and the King of Denmark awarded him the Dannebrog Cross for his electric clock. Such objects, which deserve to be described in detail, present improvements that should be known and appreciated by every clockmaker who has benefited from Mr. Detouche's work and services... The jury took particular note of a remarkably tasteful Rocaille-style regulator in gilded bronze, measuring 1m 90; ... The turnstiles seen at the exhibition and considered indispensable in France and abroad are also Mr. Detouche's invention. All the articles produced by this company are worthy of attention for their moderate prices, elegance, rich ornamentation, precision and excellent workmanship. The jury awards Mr. Detouche an honorary diploma". ("Revue Chronométrique", 8th year, vol. IV, June 1862 - June 1863, "Exposition de Nîmes", Paris, 1862, pp. 605-609).
In 1851, six years after Houdin's arrival, Detouche took part in the Great Exhibition in London (the first Universal Exhibition) under the name "Chronometer makers, 158 and 160 rue St Martin, Paris".
In 1887, towards the end of his life, Detouche subsidized the publication of the third edition of the Traité d'Horlogerie Modern Théorique et Pratique by Claude Saunier (1816-1896), also known as the C. Detouche edition. Detouche edition (944 pages, published in Paris) and the addendum (112 pages, also published in Paris).
Other prestigious Detouche and Houdin creations include two large astronomical regulators, with indication of hours, minutes, seconds, days, months and the date, sunrise and sunset times, the equation of time, moonrise and sunset, as well as its phases and age, and barometric and thermometric variations. On both regulators, the main dial is surrounded by fourteen subsidiary dials showing the time in fourteen cities around the world. For a long time, one of these regulators was located at the corner of rue Saint-Martin and rue de Rivoli; today it is in the Manufacture François-Paul Journe SA, in Geneva.

Source : La pendulerie.com

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