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A George III mahogany striking bracket clock
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A George III mahogany striking bracket clock

JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON. CIRCA 1760

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A George III mahogany striking bracket clock
John Ellicott, London. Circa 1760
The case with foliate cast handle to the inverted bell top, later pierced wood frets to the sides, glazed rear door with later mouldings, the base on brass bracket feet, circular moulded brass bezel to the front door opening to reveal the 6¾in. square brass dial signed John Ellicott London on the silvered chapter ring with well pierced blued steel hour hand (lacking minute hand), the matted centre with calendar aperture, strike/silent lever by, the movement with five pillars, twin wire fusees, verge escapement and strike on a bell above the plates, the backplate signed John Ellicott London within a foliate cartouche amidst profuse foliate engraving
14½in. (37cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Richard Barder The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830, Antique Collectors' Club, 1993, pp.64, 84-86.
John Ellicott (1706-1772) introduced this elegant case style circa 1755. Early examples, such as this, had an applied chapter ring; later, an engraved one-piece dial was used. The front door turns the dial into a circle and ensures that only the part of the dial necessary for telling the time is visible (the strike/silent lever is concealed by the door), giving the clock an elegant simplicity.

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