A.B. (Achille Brocot

A. B. (Achille Brocot), No. 310, French, circa 1890. Very fine and highly unusual four coloured bronze, hour and half hour striking and repeating carriage clock. Gilt and oxidised bronze, "Anglaise riche " , the fluted columns with oxidised acanthus leaf decoration, glazed on the top and back door, the bronze side panels chased in high relief and four colours with scenes of Shakespearean Tragedies. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel decorated en suite with Roman numerals on a gilt chapter ring. Blued-steel "fuseaux" hands. The dial plate decoration matching that of the side panels. Brass, rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking train, platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on a gong with button on the top. Signed with the Trade Mark "A.B" within a star. Dim. 16 x 11 x 9.5 cm., excluding the handle. Notes "Shakespe et 1'Amour" The elaborate case is derived from "Anglaise Riche" the top and bottom are multi-tired and are developed into block feet at the four corners. The fluted columns at the four corners have floral decoration to their centres - the same decoration features at the centre of the handle. The left hand panel is from "Romeo and Juliet" and shows Romeo climbing down the rope ladder after his night with Juliet. The right hand panel which has finely detailed buildings in the background is taken from "Othello" Act I, Scene III, when Read more…