A good mid 18th century French ormolu quarter repeating cartel timepiece J.B Du Tertre, a Paris The Rococo case cast with asymmetrical scrollwork and foliage, centred by the drum with pendulum aperture below, the 5.5 inch signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with gilt hands, the signed horse-shoe shaped single barrel movement with silk suspension, quarter repeating (both bells now removed), but with two hammers still present along with the circular runners for the repeat cord. Ticking. Sold with a silk suspension pendulum and an associated winding key. 45cms (17 1/2ins) high (2) Footnotes: An almost identical ormolu case can be found in Tardy, La Pendule Francaise: 1re De l'Horloge Gothique a la Pendule Louis XV, p.187. The Dutertre family of clockmakers made and sold fine clocks that today can be found in museums such as the Musee Jacquemart-Andre in Paris, Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Lyon and the Lazienski Palace in Warsaw. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com