A FINE SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ROSEWOOD AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK WITH THERMOMETER SIGNED 'BROCOT' the egg and dart moulded ormolu bezel over foliate scrolls and mounted on a rosewood and fruitwood marquetry plinth set with a silvered thermometer 'Selon Reaumur', on a rectangular base over an oval pedestal, the silvered Roman dial with recessed centre revealing the Brocot escapement with jewelled pallets, the twin barrel movement with unusual rise and fall regulation, striking on a bell, the backplate signed 'Brocot BREVETE', the movement covered with a glass dome, with twin tube mercury pendulum, with winder, 57cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed.