JOHN ELLICOTT, London c1745
Description:
A splendid George II quarter repeating bracket clock in a small case, veneered with ebony, and having the principle mouldings formed in gilt brass. The break arch brass dial is mounted with a silvered chapter ring and strike/silent option in the arch. The centre is finely matted with an aperture to view a false pendulum and a silvered cartouche signed by the maker. The twin fusée movement has eight day duration with a verge escapement and a quarter repeating mechanism sounded on five bells with the hours on a separate bell. The back plate is elegantly engraved with foliage scrolls around the maker’s signature. John Ellicott succeeded his father of the same name, a fine clockmaker in his own right. John was born in 1706 and in 1728 established his own business in Sweeting’s Alley, close to the Royal Exchange. He was responsible for several fine regulators and invented a compensated pendulum. In 1738 he was honoured for his fine work and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and was later to sit on the Council. He was further honoured as Clockmaker to King George III. On his death in 1772 he was succeeded by his son, Edward.
Clockmaker: JOHN ELLICOTT, London
Circa: 1745
Stock Number: 3896
Height: 12.5 inches (32 cm.)