JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON, CIRCA 1740

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£ 40 000
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25.05.2022 10:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Royaume-Uni, London
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ID 752496
Lot 18 | JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON, CIRCA 1740
JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON, CIRCA 1740A GEORGE II STRKING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH BAROMETERCASE: the walnut-veneered case with chequer line inlay, the arched hood with later caddy top with three brass flambeau vase finials, with gilt-brass stop-fluted three-quarter and quarter columns to the angles, glazed sides and door, the trunk door inset with wheel barometer, on a stepped plinth and skirted footBAROMETER: the 8 inch glazed dial with matted centre, the silvered chapter ring engraved with weather indications 'Stormy / Much Rain / Rain / Changeable / Fair / Very Dry' and temperature indications '28 - 31', pierced blued steel hands, the recording hand operated by knob below the dial, the siphon barometer tube set into the oak door carcass and covered by a panelDIAL: the 12 inch dial plate with 'Strike / Silent' indication ring to the arch flanked by foliate and dolphin spandrels, the silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes and signed to the lower edge 'John Ellicott / London', the matted centre with date aperture and subsidiary seconds ring, blued steel hands, the pierced spandrels with eagles flanking a fruiting vase with lambrequin belowMOVEMENT: the eight-day twin-train movement with plates joined by five knopped pillars, with recoil anchor escapement, strikework mounted to the front plate and striking a bell above with indistinct inked inscription to underneath, brass and steel pulleys, two brass cased weights, brass rod pendulum with brass cased weighted bob, the seatboard on cheekboards with later packing to topsWalnut, brass106 in. (269.3 cm.) high; 21 1⁄4 in. (54 cm.) wide; 10 1⁄2 in. (26.6 cm.) deep Provenance Anonymous sale [Mrs Vesey]; Christie's, London, 11 October 1962, lot 9, to Goodison (£157.10s). Literature N. Goodison, English Barometers 1680-1860, London, 1968, pp. 132-3, pls. 72-3.N. Goodison, English Barometers 1680-1860, Woodbridge 1977, p. 144, pls. 86-7. Special notice This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’swill inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storageare set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060Email: [email protected] the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.Lots are not available for collection at weekends.
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