If they got the ‘description’ right as a French ‘Normale’ it might have helped Norman and whilst it looks nice maybe the estimate was just to ambitious.
The description and images are still online https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/116/lot/44877/?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F116%2F
David Faulkner