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Constantin Detouche, Paris, a good mid 19th century figural bronze and marble mantel clock, the base a large, gilt bronze scotia molding with quarter round ends on scroll feet, with oak leaf, acorn, and acanthus ornament and inset polished black slate and verde antico panels, supporting a molded platform with scroll ornament in low relief and surmounted by a recumbent, patinated bronze putto with lion skin, grape vine diadem, holding a gadrooned phiale and leaning against the clock case decorated with foliate scrolls at the base and addorsed rams heads at the top, and further ornamented with grapes and leaves, a staff with pineapple finial, pan flute and tambourine, signed roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, and 15 day two train pendule de Paris movement with silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, dial and movement signed