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A GEORGE III EBONISED TIMEPIECE TABLE CLOCK OF SMALL SIZE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
A GEORGE III EBONISED TIMEPIECE TABLE CLOCK OF SMALL SIZE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
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A GEORGE III EBONISED TIMEPIECE TABLE CLOCK OF SMALL SIZE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT

JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON, CIRCA 1760

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A GEORGE III EBONISED TIMEPIECE TABLE CLOCK OF SMALL SIZE WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON, CIRCA 1760
CASE: the inverted bell top case with brass handles and mouldings to glazed panels DIAL: the brass dial with silvered chapter ring and signature plaque to arch 'John/ Ellicott/ LONDON', matted centre with date and mock pendulum aperture MOVEMENT: the gut fusee timepiece movement with later recoil anchor escapement, pull quarter repeat on six bells and striking the hour on a larger bell, engraved back plate
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 8 in. (20 cm.) wide; 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) deep

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John Ellicott (1706-1772) was one of the finest clockmakers of the 18th Century. In circa 1728, he took premises in Sweetings Alley, near the Royal Exchange. By 1738, at the age of 32, he had already made his mark and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, later serving on its council for three years. In 1760 his son Edward joined the business and in 1762 he was appointed Clockmaker to the King.

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