James Stratton
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Lot 26*
A fine and rare late 19th century French repeating carriage clock with exotic Orientalist coloured metal panels Achille Brocot 1
22 June 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,287.50 inc. premium
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A fine and rare late 19th century French repeating carriage clock with exotic Orientalist coloured metal panels
Achille Brocot
The architectural case surmounted by a substantial handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel and a repeat button over four moulded columns and raised metal side panels depicting Middle-Eastern scenes, on a raised base, the circular white enamel Roman dial with blued-steel tapering hands set within a multi-coloured metal panel showing nomads at a watering hole, the movement stamped with the A*B star, the silvered lever platform escapement with bi-metallic compensated balance striking the hours and half hours on a blued steel gong. Ticking, striking and repeating. 22.5cms (8 1/2inches) high (1)
The architectural case surmounted by a substantial handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel and a repeat button over four moulded columns and raised metal side panels depicting Middle-Eastern scenes, on a raised base, the circular white enamel Roman dial with blued-steel tapering hands set within a multi-coloured metal panel showing nomads at a watering hole, the movement stamped with the A*B star, the silvered lever platform escapement with bi-metallic compensated balance striking the hours and half hours on a blued steel gong. Ticking, striking and repeating. 22.5cms (8 1/2inches) high (1)
Footnotes
Achille Brocot (1817-74) was the eldest son of Louis-Gabriel Brocot. He carried on his fathers business in Paris. He patented several improvements in escapements and also invented the adjustable pendulum spring suspension which bears his name.
This particular style of case can be seen in Fanelli & Terwilliger, A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks, P.49.
The theme of Orientalism had been prevalent in Europe for many centuries including Turquerie and Chinoiserie, however, by the beginning of the 19th century Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) sparked a keen interest in North African and Middle Eastern life. There are two identified branches of Orientalism, the realists who carefully painted what they observed and those who imagined Orientalist scenes without ever leaving the artist's studio.
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