£ 875
$ 1058 | € 981
A well proportioned and impressive bronze patinated mantel clock. Gilded, fluted case front columns with Corinthian capitals. A decorative dial with painted scene and Roman numerals. Contrasting brass mounts and a panel scene to the case and under the architectural pediment. An 8-day duration mechanism striking the 1/2 hours and hours on a gong. Signed to the mechanism 'AB' for Brocot. Circa 1875.
Louis Achille Brocot was a noted French clockmaker. He invented the 'Brocot' suspension which allowed the length of the pendulum to be altered, adjusting the time by turning a key on the dial. He died in 1878.
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