A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING HOODED WALL CLOCK

ELLICOTT, LONDON, FOURTH QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING HOODED WALL CLOCK
ellicott, london, fourth quarter 18th century
The silvered brass dial with shallow-arched top, the signature Ellicott, London flanking a central pendulum regulation dial with Arabic chapters and blued steel hand, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with blued steel hands and strike/silent lever by III, the movement with five pillars and twin fusees (wire lines), anchor escapement with steel-rod pendulum spring-suspended above the plates, rack strike on bell above, brass movement securing brackets from the backplate to the backboard of the case with forward-sliding hood of shallow-arch design surmounted by three gilt-brass flambeau urn finials on reeded pedestals with a foliate-pierced galleried fretwork supported on brass-reeded stop-chamfered angles, glazed sides, the convex and concave moulded bracket below sliding forward to reveal a key compartment
32in. (81cm.) high

Lot Essay

John Elcott, F.R.S., 1706-1772, is justly considered to be one of the great 18th century clockmakers. His two most important contributions to horology were the development of the cylinder escapement and his work on the compensated pendulum (See Lot 263). The present clock is one of a small number of hooded wall clocks that he made; all had excellent proportions and the convenient drawer in the base. They arte rare clocks by a first class clock maker and deserve more attention.

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