They walked into the small house. Li Du took out the four antique clocks while Hans chatted with the shrewd-looking Mr. Raymond.
Seeing the antique clocks, Raymond's eyes lit up. Ignoring his conversation with Hans, he picked one up to take a closer look.
With just one look at it, he confidently said, "This was made in the Louis XV style. I would say this is a gilt-bronze, French-styled mantel clock with porcelain flowers from the Meissen company in Germany."
"Do you mean that the porcelain flowers are German, from Meissen, and that the clock was made in France?" asked Hans.
This was different from what Kevin from the general store had said. Kevin had told them that the box was English. The clock should be the same.
Raymond shook his head. "No, it was just made in the French style. It was probably made in England, sometime between 1815 and 1850."
