Property of a Private Clock Collector (Lots 88-94)
A George III mahogany hooded wall clock, John Ellicott, London, circa 1760
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
10-inch silvered dial with strike/silent lever at III, signed in the shallow arch John Ellicott, London, the fusee movement with five knopped pillars, verge escapement and rack striking on a bell, the solid mahogany case with shallow arch top, pierced foliate cresting and flambeau finials above scale side frets and fluted canted hood corners, the convex and concave moulded integral bracket sliding to reveal a key compartment,
84cm. 33in. high overall
Anthony Woodburn, 1999
John Ellicott, one of the most famous 18th century English clockmakers, was born in 1706 and succeeded his clockmaker father who died in 1733. In 1738 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and served as a Councillor for three years. Later he became clockmaker to King George III and made many fine and unusual clocks; he is probably best remembered for the invention of a compensated pendulum in 1752 which bears his name. John Ellicott died in 1772.
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